Nanette A. Spence, age 51, of Pickerington, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at her residence.
Born Sept. 14, 1964, in Circleville, she was a 1982 graduate of Circleville High School and received her bachelors and masters degrees in nursing from the University of Cincinnati.
She started her career at Shriners Burn Institute as a clinical nurse specialist in pain management/ death and dying, then was employed at Children’s Hospital for 25 years as a nurse practitioner in psychiatry.
She was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Curt Spence; daughters, Madison and Makenna Spence; father, Ernest (Karen) Martin of Circleville; sisters, Natalie Martin of Traverse City, Michigan, and Nadine Adams of Sunbury; brother, E.P. (Sandi) Martin of Spartanburg, South Carolina; mother-in-law, Marilyn Spence of Circleville; sister-in-law, Kelly Spence of Vero Beach, Florida; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy Martin; and father-in-law, Ronald C. Spence Sr.
Friends may visit 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 268 Hill Road N., Pickerington, and one hour prior to the funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday with Pastor Tim Kuenzli officiating. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at Forest Cemetery, Circleville.
Friends who wish may contribute to Epiphany Lutheran Church or Nellie’s Catwalk for Kids (www.nc4k.org) in Nanette’s memory.
Visit www.spencefuneralhome.com.
This article originally appeared on The Pickaway News Journal
