Nancy P. McShera, devoted mother, wife, sister, grandmother and aunt, died at her home in North Myrtle Beach on November 10. 2022. She was 73 years old.
Born September 15, 1949, to Richard and Elinor Pyle (née Broughton), Nancy grew up in Groton, Massachusetts with her sister and four brothers. Nancy attended Assumption College in Worcester, MA and McGill University in Montreal. One of her fondest achievements was owning and operating Holden Hills Country Club in Holden, MA. During her tenure there, she was firmly committed to breaking down barriers to membership. Nancy retired in 2019 after years of dedicated work as a contract administrator in the healthcare industry. In 2020, she began working full-time as a doting grandmother.
Nancy married David M. McShera Sr. in 1987. They share a son, David Mark McShera Jr., born in 1988. Shortly after his birth. they escaped the brutal cold winters of Massachusetts and moved to Valrico, FL. Nancy loved the beach, a good book, and a witty remark. During her lifetime she was resolute, unyielding, and utterly selfless.
Nancy leaves behind her husband, David, son, Mark, daughter-in-law, Margaret, and granddaughter, Nora. She is also survived by her sister Pamela Powel and her husband Jake Powel, her brother John Pyle and his wife Debbie Pyle, her brother Michael Pyle and his partner Barbara Ginsberg, along with many other loving nieces, nephews, in-laws, and out-laws. Nancy was predeceased by her parents, Richard and Elinor, and her brothers, Richard “Dickie” Pyle and Jonathan Pyle.
Her visitation will be on Friday, January 13th from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. in O'CONNOR BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 592 Park Avenue, Worcester. Her funeral Mass honoring Nancy's memory will be on Saturday, January 14th at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of the Angels Church, 1222 Main Street, Worcester. A Celebration of Life will follow at Blackstone National Golf Club in Sutton. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Nancy’s memory to McLeod Hospice, P.O. Box 100551, Florence, South Carolina 29502.