Nancy Whiting
Services for Nancy Whiting
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January 29, 2017
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Funeral
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4 a.m.
Services will be held Sunday, January 29th at 4:00 PM at the Church of Rancho Bernardo, 11740 Bernardo Plaza Court, San Diego, CA 92128. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sharp Mary Birch NICU where Nancy was a cuddler. Checks may be made out to Sharp Healthcare Foundation and can be sent to Sharp Healthcare Foundation, 8695 Spectrum Center Blvd., San Diego, CA 92123. Please note "Nancy Whiting NICU" on all donations.
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Funeral
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4 a.m.
April 15, 1954 - December 21, 2016
Nancy Gail Whiting quietly left her home on earth to be at home with the Lord on December 21, 2016. Nancy was born on April 15, 1954 in Lebanon, Oregon to Lloyd and Etta Nelson. Her big brother Leland, was her only sibling. Nancy graduated from Oregon State University in Corvallis in 1976. She majored in Graphic Design. Soon after graduation she began a career with Hewlett-Packard (HP). Nancy retired from HP after 34 years of service in 2012. Nancy married Stephen D. Whiting on October 5, 1996, leading to just over 20 years of high adventure. Hiking and camping trips were frequent, as well as golfing, canoeing, sailing, soaring, off-roading in the desert, and both trout and blue-water fishing. Nancy was a rose gardener. Every year Nancy and her "adopted" sister and best friend, Linda Laurie, would enter their roses in the local rose show. Following training and a thorough background check, Nancy became a cuddler at the Sharp Hospital Mary Birch NICU (Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit). Nancy, as a volunteer, was able to hold premature newborn infants who were in need of a loving touch. Nancy was a woman of faith. She faced her cancer bravely and expressed nothing but gratitude for the good life she led. She trusted in God's plan and died in peace. Nancy is survived by husband Steve; brother Leland and wife Trisha of Boise; niece Tara Hanoch and Dave and children Leola, Ruby and Tula of Seattle; nephew Daniel Nelson and wife Sue of Anchorage, Alaska; and Aunt Marian and cousin Dianne from the San Diego area. She is also survived by mother-in-law Marie Whiting of Escondido; brothers and sisters-in-law: Andrew and Ronnie Whiting of Escondido, Daniel and Aida Whiting of Achiles, Virginia, Doug and Kerrie Whiting of Tacoma, Washington; sister and brother-in-law Kathleen and John McBride of Butte, Montana, her "adopted" sister Linda Laurie of Poway; and her many Bible Study Group members.