Nancy L. Schoch, 75, of Sandy Hook died February 15 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was born April 20, 1939, in Youngstown, Ohio, and was the daughter of the late Thelma Marsh and William Wormley.

Her loving husband of 53 years, Donald; two daughters, Deborah Whitham of East Falls Village, Penn., and Laurie Elison of Colorado Springs, Colo.; four grandchildren, Adeline, Colin, Christian, and Sydney; two sisters, Jacquelyn Carr of Colorado Springs and JoAnn Landon of Houston; and a brother, John Stewart of Streamwood, Ill., survive her.

For many years she was employed by the Taunton Press in Newtown, as a customer service representative.

Ms Schoch enjoyed spending summers picking wild blueberries and raspberries at the couple’s cabin in northern Minnesota. She was a cofounder of the Mrs Jaycee’s Fayetteville/Manlius Chapter in upstate New York.

A memorial service is planned for the spring.

Memorial donations may be made to The Connecticut Hospice Inc, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford CT 06405 or at www.hospice.org.

Honan Funeral Home, Newtown, is serving the family.