Nancy (Reapsummer) Welk

Nancy (Reapsummer) Welk 81, of Liberty Twp., passed away peacefully on Thursday June 7, 2012.  She was born on June 12, 1930 in Girard the youngest child of the late John and Gertrude Clemson Reapsummer. Nancy was a 1948 graduate of Liberty High School where she met her husband Robert and they married on September 29, 1956.  In addition to being a homemaker Nancy worked at Ben Franklin in Girard, First National Bank in Girard, JCPenney Company at the Liberty Plaza, A Gray Lady volunteer for Forum Health Northside Medical Center in Youngstown.  She was a member of the Girard First United Methodist Church. Nancy was an avid gardener and loved sharing her flowers and knowledge of flowers with everyone. Nancy will be deeply missed by her husband Robert, son James Welk of Eliot, Maine; daughter, Judy Rader of Liberty Twp.; grandsons, Andrew Rader of Seattle WA, and Kyle Rader of Laveen, AZ; sister-in-laws, Virginia Reapsummer of Girard, and Beverly Deets of Liberty Twp.; along with many nieces, nephews,  and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Helen Ford, Audrey Reapsummer, Betty Mills, Doris Ridener, and Alice Irene Reapsummer, brothers, John and Joseph Reapsummer, granddaughter Rachel Lillian Rader.  Private Services will be held at Girard City Cemetery.  Arrangements were entrusted to Blackstone Funeral Home.  Nancy's family would like to thank Dr. Manuel Bautista, Dr. Harriet Lemberger-Schor, and the staff at Grace Hospice for their compassionate care of Nancy during her illness.  The family requests that donations be made to your favorite chairty or plant a flower in her memory.  Visit www.blackstonesfh.com to view this obituary and send condolences to the Welk family.