Nancy C. (Oldson) Smith, 83, passed away at home on Friday February 26, 2010 due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. Her husband of 30 years, Kenneth L. Smith, predeceased her in 1977. She leaves a son, Michael L. Smith and his wife Kate of Webster, MA and a daughter Carolyn L. Roberts and her husband Dennis of St. Marys, GA. Nancy also leaves four grandchildren: Jeffrey K. Smith and his fiance Sarah, David M. Smith and his wife Leslie, William D. Roberts, and Lindsay N. Roberts, a sister-in-law Dorothy "Dot" Smith, many nieces and nephews, including Robert L. Webster of Oxford, MA, and her life-long childhood friend Lois Beisecker of RI. Nancy was predeceased by her sister, Mary Elizabeth Webster.
Nancy was born in Worcester, daughter of George and Agnes (Auren) Oldson. She graduated from North High School and retired as a Senior Claims Auditor for Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. after twenty years of dedicated service. She was a lifelong member of St. Michaels-on- the-Heights Church, an avid traveler, a dedicated volunteer at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston and The Greendale Public Library. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Nancy's greatest joy in life came from spending time with her children, grandchildren, extended family and friends.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michaels-on-the-Heights Church, 340 Burncoat St. Burial will be at a later date. Friends and relatives are invited to attend calling hours on Monday, March 1, 2010, from 6-8:00 p.m. in Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln St., Worcester. In lieu of flowers, donations in Nancy's memory may be made to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 01505-0598, or to the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472. For directions, or to send an online condolence message, please click link below.