Nancy L. Nisbet, 84, of 7997 Rose Rd., Hornell (Town of
Fremont), died Thursday afternoon (March 7, 2019) at St. James Mercy Hospital
following a long illness.
Born in Hornell on November 6, 1934, she was the daughter of
Ralph & Theresa (Falci) Buono.
Nancy grew up in Hornell and was a graduate of Hornell High
School (class of 1952). For a time, she
was employed in the catalog department of JC Penny’s, primarily during the
holiday season. For about 10 years,
Nancy served as Assessor for the Town of Fremont.
She had been a member of the United Presbyterian Church of
Hornell and later was a member of the Big Creek Methodist Church. Nancy enjoyed gardening (both flowers &
vegetables) and also enjoyed cooking and was especially fond of processing
& cooking the venison for the guys during hunting season. She was an avid reader and could always be
found having a book in her possession wherever she may be.
Nancy was an avid NASCAR fan who enjoyed rooting for her
favorite drivers, Jeff Gordon & Chase Elliott. She loved the days spent with her family
camping, especially attending dirt races on Super Dirt Week at the New York
State Fairgrounds. She also loved
rooting for the Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees.
In her younger years, when her sons were involved in
scouting, Nancy served as a Cub Scout Den Mother and was later involved in Boy
Scouts of America. She was extremely
proud of the fact that all three of her sons rose to the rank of Eagle Scout. Nancy was active in Hornell Little League and
Hornell Babe Ruth Baseball during the many years that her sons were
playing.
She was married on June 28, 1953 to Howard W. Nisbet JR who
survives. Also surviving are three sons,
Howard “Howie” (Dorothy) Nisbet III of Hornell, Timothy (Donna Walker) Nisbet of
Stokesdale, NC and Doug (Grace) Nisbet of Williamson, NY; 3 sisters, Gloria
Griffin of Spanish Fort, AL, Nicoletta “Nikki” McGrosso of Hornell and Kathleen
(Skip) Wood of Hornell; 10 grandchildren, Brian Nisbet, Megan (Chris) Dailey,
Daniel (Jennifer) Sirianni, Cara (August) Antol, Robert Sirianni, Rikki Nisbet,
Patrick Nisbet, Ethan Nisbet, Zachary Nisbet and Christopher (Kari) Bocianski;
7 great-grandchildren, several nieces & nephews.
The family of Nancy L. Nisbet will receive friends on Sunday
from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY
where funeral & committal services will be held at the conclusion of
calling hours at4:00 PM with Rev. Katherine Griffis officiating. Burial will be in the Bath National Cemetery,
Bath, NY.
Nancy’s family request that in lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions in her name be made to either to the Fremont Fire &
Ambulance, PO Box 462, Arkport, NY 14807 or the CareFirst Hospice, 3805 Meads
Creek Rd., Painted Post, NY 14870. Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon
Funeral Home.
