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Nancy Walker Graff
Nancy Walker Graff, 90, of Kittanning, PA, passed away on Sunday, November 13,
2022, at Heritage Meadows Personal Care Home in Kittanning.
She was born April 16, 1932, in Worthington, PA, the daughter of Frank H. and
Ruth E. (Kepple) Walker.
Nancy grew up in Worthington, Pa., and was a 1950 graduate of Worthington-West
Franklin High School. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from
Slippery Rock State Teachers College.
Nancy loved working as a 4th-grade teacher with Ford Cliff Elementary in
Armstrong School District.
While working in the small four-teacher school, she married her husband, Peter
Graff IV. During the first year of their marriage, they spent the entire summer
in Europe, traveling over 13 countries.
Ten years later, they welcomed their only child, John who accompanied them on
their adventures. In 1981, they bought a condo on the beach in Fort Myers, FL
where Nancy and Peter enjoyed their winters.
Nancy was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kittanning. She belonged
to the Kittanning Garden Club, the ACMH Women’s Auxiliary, Friday Night Crew,
and volunteered at Kittanning Library.
Her memory will be cherished by her son, John F. Graff IV and wife, Candace of
Kittanning; grandchildren, Emily Winifred Graff, Ella Francis Graff, and Jake
Walker Graff; and a sister, Paula Feger and husband, Gene of Spring, TX.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Peter Graff IV,
whom she married on Feb. 1, 1958, and who passed away on July 30, 2017; and her
sisters, Jean W. Flick and Patricia L. Joyce.
Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at
the Bauer Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 515 N. McKean Street,
Kittanning, PA.
Additional visitation will be from 10 AM until the time of funeral services at
11 AM on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 218 N.
Jefferson St., Kittanning, with the Rev. Carl A. Johnson officiating.
The interment will be in Worthington Lutheran Cemetery, Worthington, PA.
Arrangements are being handled by the Bauer Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Inc., Kittanning, PA. |
