Nancy Jones Worcester

Nancy Jones Worcester, 90, passed away peacefully April 27, 2018 in Sarasota, Florida. Nancy was born December 5,1927 to Katharine and Dwight Jones in Jackson, Ohio. She attended the Columbus School for Girls and graduated from Sweet Briar College. Nancy’s parents moved from Ohio to Sarasota, FL. where they spent the winter months. They enjoyed the summer at Walloon Lake, Michigan (one of Nancy’s greatest joys) where she met and married her beloved husband, John Philip Worcester. They raised their three children in Grosse Pointe Farms. Nancy was an avid fan of her children, spending many hours watching them play their favorite sports. She enjoyed spending time and volunteering with her many friends in The Junior League of Detroit, The Ibex Club, The Grosse Pointe Garden Club and the Tau Beta Association. They were also members of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church. In addition, Nancy had a great love of music. She spent many hours singing with the Junior League and enjoyed playing the piano, often by ear. Upon retirement, Nancy and John moved to Sarasota where they settled at The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch. Nancy was predeceased by John in 2016. Surviving are her daughter, Katharine (Michael), Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, sons John Worcester, Jr., Phoenix, AZ, and Peter Worcester (Wendy), Winston Salem, NC; grandchildren Allison Sullivan (Kevin) Grosse Pointe, MI, Michael Getz, Jr. (Sabrina), Greenwich, CT, Molly Sheldon (Oliver), NY, NY, and Maxwell Getz, NY, NY, Caroline Worcester, Charlottesville, VA, Laura Worcester, Washington, DC, and Peter Worcester, Winston Salem, NC; great- grandchildren Teddy and Emma Sullivan, Leela and Samson Getz, and Lucy and Tommy Sheldon; loving nephews John Hastings, Houston, TX , Thomas Hastings, Tampa, FL, and Margaret Marsh, Bentonville, AK. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Walloon Lake Association (in Memory of Nancy Worcester), P.O. Box 621, Petoskey, MI 49770, and Sweet Briar College, 134 Chapel Road, Sweet Briar, VA 24595 (in Memory of Nancy Jones Worcester). Private services will be held at future dates in Sarasota, FL and Petoskey, MI. A heart felt thank you to the wonderful staff at The Glenridge who took such good care of Nancy

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Nancy Jones Worcester

December 5, 1927 - April 27, 2018