Nancy Carol Hansen was born on May 3, 1940, in Grand Rapids to the late Carol ‘Doc’ and Ruth Hansen. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the age of 84, she was reunited with her Lord and Savior.
Raised in Hamilton, she later resided in New Mexico before returning to Michigan in the late 1980s. A devoted Christian, Nancy dedicated her life to caring for her two children with disabilities.
She was preceded in death by her son, Scottie Elgersma, her daughter Peggy Vasquez (Elgersma), niece Tonia VanHarn, parents, grandparents, and multiple other family members.
She was survived by her two children Suanne Elgersma and Andy Elgersma, her five grandchildren, Amanda & (Michael) Lopez, Juan & (Allison) Rodriguez, Aurora & (Phillip) Lasavath, Angelica Vasquez, and Tatianna Cobos. Ten great grandchildren, Junior, Ysabel & (Mike), Yesenia, Nikolai, Makalai, Jayden, Isaiah, Jayanna, Jimmy, and Elijah, two great-great-grandchildren, Jocelyn and Benjamin. Her sister Roma and bother-in-law Bill VanHarn and her niece Monica VanHarn.
Thank you, Grandma, for being an incredible source of love in our childhood and upbringing. We love you, Grandma! Please give our mom a big hug for us and tell her how much we love and miss her. Until we meet again.
There will be a private burial at Riverside Cemetery in Hamilton.
Arrangements are by the Dykstra Funeral Home-Northwood Chapel.
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