To Dear Nancy’s family,
     I loved being a friend of Nancy’s .   She mothered us all.  Everything was always ok when you talked to Nancy about a problem.  She always had a smile on her face and laughed all the time!! She was a precious gem.  Just so sweet and always friendly to everyone.. so smart in school.  I use to say to her, how are you so smart and how did you know that?? She would laugh and say , Kathy you are smart too.   I laughed and said, not like you.   Lol.  I will never forget Nancy.  I still can’t believe that she’s gone.   My heart goes out to her husband , children, and grandkids.  She talked about all of you alot.  Katie, thank you so much for keeping us updated on her condition almost daily… I’m sure it hasn’t been easy .. God bless you all and please know my thoughts and prayers are with you  always ❤️ Kathy Cicilioni 

Dearest Brad,
Kevin and I have known you and Nancy briefly through Yonahlossee tennis and mahjongg. Nancy has been to our house for mahjongg and Kevin has played tennis with you. Nancy was a bright shining star who brought joy and laughter to our space. We see the love you shared in the heartfelt video and feel your intense pain and loss. Please know that many of us care deeply and look forward to healing hugs when you return to the mountains. Tears...
Judi and Kevin Beck

I joined a gym to embrace health and i gained two endearing friends, Nancy and Marsha.  We made the serious water aerobics wild, crazy and fun.  Plus, we added Hollywood style with our wild swim caps.  The friendship bloomed beyond the pool.   Nancy’s  smile, laughter and devilish wit made a room glow.  

We have been blessed to know Nancy for close to 35 years.  Our earliest memory of Nancy was the first night we met her.  Brad was Dave’s first boss out of college, and about a year in, invited us to his and Nancy’s home for dinner.  Needless to say, we were quite nervous being invited to the “boss’s” house, but as soon as we arrived, we were greeted with classic Nancy, a big smile, a warm hug, a tour of the house, a well made drink, and a great meal!  It was if she had known us her whole life and immediately put us at ease.  It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship that included relocating together to Atlanta, the great years there with Brad, Nancy’s Mom Nan, Katie and Paul.  The fun times we had there are too numerous to mention here, but they included the same warmth, Nancy’s great laugh, great meals and drink, and many laughs together.  A couple of times, we got a little out of hand and made Nancy’s Mom pretty mad (think a very long afternoon/evening at Dirty Al’s!).  When Brad made the decision to convert his faith to Catholicism, Nancy and Brad asked Dave to be his godfather.  Although we moved to different parts of the country, our bond has continued to this day.  Our last memory is a recent one, when we stopped by your Boone home and you gave us the security code to take a tour with you on FaceTime.  Never did we think it would be the last time we saw you or heard your voice.  Boy, we are glad we made that stop!

Nancy, you were truly one of a kind!  A great wife, mother, daughter, and friend to all!  One of the finest human beings we have been blessed to know in our lifetimes!  We will miss you dearly, but will never forget you!  

Brad, Katie, Paul and family,

We are so very sorry for your loss, but hope you can find some peace in knowing that Nancy took the fast lane into heaven.  We also know that you will carry on Nancy’s many traditions, so she will always be with you.

Love,

Mary Lou & Dave

We had the privilege of knowing Nancy for the last four years. She was such a bright and vibrant woman. Every time we saw her she had a huge smile on her face. She will be missed by everyone who had the privilege to know and love her.

I was priviledged to know Nancy  over a wealth of years . To be invited often to sit at her table with the family . Alway a bright light that has not gone out , always a welcoming hug & word . Often a quiet loving buffer between Brad & I , when were challenged each other with differeing opinions as close friends do ! 
 Humble but filled with the Spirit , welcoming with a true warmth , genuine with charity from her heart Nancy is a part of my family in the Holy Spirit .  This day I talked about the life Nancy shared with me & the loss I feel knowing she is looking down on us who loved her > seeing the outpouring of loved she engendered in those she met & influenced by her presence . A chosen few  truly walk in the footsteps Jesus planned , acknowledging his patience & charity . 
I expect and look forward to being greeted by Nancy`s smiling eyes in the place Jesus went to prepare for us . My walk with God would have been less , far less without Nancy`s spirit in my life >  still alive in my heart  .
 Love 
   DOUG 

Nancy, Ann Marion Peslak, Nancy Marion Ziskowski and I went to grade school and high school together in Archbald. We sang in the Saint Thomas Aquinas choir together and living in a three block radius,  we spent alot of time at each others houses. We walked everywhere,singing on the way.  Many slices of pizza at the Colonnade, dancing at the New World lounge. When Nancy was able to get back to Archbald, we got together for dinner and reminiscing. Miss you my friend. Love, Joyce Casey-Petronchak 

Good friends are like stars
You can't always see them
But they are always there.

I don't know who came up with that saying but it sure sums up our friendship.  Who would have thought that a young girl from Carson City, NV would go to visit her grandparents in Archbald, PA and meet a young girl named Nancy and those two girls would maintain an East Coast/West Coast friendship for about 60 years!  

I will miss you dearly my friend but have so many wonderful memories....love you bunches! 

Brad, Katie, Paul and Family,
It has taken me time to sit to write this as it is unimaginable that our Beloved and Beautiful Nancy has passed.  I as well as my Sister Susie were blessed growing up next to Nan, Paul and Nancy. She was, is and always will be our 'Big Sis.'  She never missed an event in our lives and the Dunleavy family and McAndrews families were and are so much more than Neighbors- we are truly family. 
My Sister and I had a front row seat to Nancy meeting Brad and their dating whirlwind. They were actually our babysitters- the best ever!! We were in their Wedding and whether it was a McAndrews' event or a Dunleavy- Batten event the times were magical! Gene and I were counting the days to New Year's Eve this year where we would spend that magical time with Nancy and Brad. We are heartsick she is gone. We have a new Guardian Angel. Gene and I and my entire family are blessed and honored to have had Nancy in our family . 
I keep reading her last text from just a short month ago as we looked forward to New Year's Eve.  I will always have the privilege of Nancy calling me 'Little Sis' , something I will cherish for the rest of my life! Big Sis we miss you, love you, and will forever hold you in our hearts. We know you had a wonderful welcoming committee in Heaven!  God speed and watch over All of us.  Sending you the biggest of hugs! You always gave the best ones!

Nancy came into my life in our mid-forties and yet it seemed we had known each other for a lifetime.  She was the kindest most generous soul that I have ever known.  
Without us knowing she had planned and coordinated the perfect 25th anniversary party.  Melanie and Eric were to get wedding photo’s out of the house so she could blow them up and have them framed around her house for the party.  They gave her names of family and friends in Canada.  Nancy had Paul and Melanie picking up people up at the airport.  Katie helping her in the kitchen.  Kids driving and hiding friends cars so we would not see them as we entered her house.  She did it all with love and without a second thought.  She managed to totally surprise us and pull of a fabulous 25th anniversary party.

That was who Nancy was the kindest  person a friend could ask for.

She was loved and will be missed by all her had the privilege of knowing her.



	


Nancy was such a genuine person. My family was fortunate to spend time with her at cheerleading competitions, her grandkid’s school, or at the office.  She was always so complimentary when she was with you. I’m going to miss her sweet Facebook comments. Continued prayers and love for the family. 
~The Taylors

I am so sorry I cannot be there in person for services, but I wanted to share my last memory of Nancy.  Brad, Nancy, Paul&Katie had come to California for Kim&Ryan’s wedding in the fall of 2019, and B&N came to Sonoma to take me to dinner that next week. Nancy was having considerable trouble with her knee at the time, and we joked about trying to keep up with her while she “scooted” about on her motorized scooter… even in discomfort, she was always smiling. That’s how I’ll remember my sister-in-law…a kind & happy person.

I can't think of Nancy without hearing and seeing her contagious laugh.  And I heard it often - laughing at every inappropriate thing I would say.  She taught me well how to be a corporate wife with grace and how moving  a gazillion times is a thing.  I knew that I would have life goals when she moved into the same neighborhood and saw that she had a case of Tangueray in her basement!  Her love  of Christmas and Mary and being Catholic - made me love her immediately.  I will miss her spirit.

“The best mirror is an old friend.”
George Herbert

Nancy was always a very enthusiastic, light hearted person. She cared so much about taking care of people and making them happy. We became friends in high school and that friendship lasted many years. Even if we didn’t see or talk with each other constantly Nancy was the kind of friend you could pick up with no matter how much time had passed and feel like that lapse never happened. She’d tell you exactly what she was thinking. I loved her honesty. You’d never find a more loyal and generous person.  Some people take their light wherever they go. Nancy had that beautiful light and a way of making you feel special. She remembered the way to lead you back to what was important. She loved travel. We talked about  Bermuda a lot. It was a place she loved to share with Brad. It was their happy place. They did some wonderful trips to exotic destinations and definitely shared the spirit for adventure.

I’ll miss my wonderful friend …


Brad and family:
I am so very sorry for your loss.
A few weeks ago a friend and I were walking the Lackawanna Heritage trail and we parked in Archbald in the church’s parking lot. I told my friend about playing the organ for your wedding 42 years ago…and what wonderful old friends you were.
While it’s been many years since we have seen each other, I have special memories:
Nancy’s beautiful voice, kindness, great cooking talent….
I have thought of you constantly during the last few days and will continue to keep you in my prayers.


Remember this wonderful Lady from our years at the University of Scranton. Nancy was a classmate and friend.  RIH Nancy you were called home much too soon!🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹

My memory of your beloved Nancy was when I was only 8 years old…. I am from Archbald and met Nancy when she was one of the princesses at our Archbald Centennial Days.  I was only 8 and I remember seeing her and thinking how beautiful she was and how nice she was to me and my sister.  She was a true princess ❤️  We connected on FB years ago and I enjoyed looking at her pictures of your amazing family.  Our hearts here in Archbald are hurting for all of you.  I know this is a very big loss for all of you.  Sending our love and deepest condolences… 
Love, the Conlon & Motts families 


Nancy/Mancy

She was a force of joy.  Growing up in North Carolina, Nancy and the whole Batten family were a big part of my high school and college life and family. I’d wake up on any given morning and get ready for school, and Nancy’s incredible laugh would fill our home because she was already downstairs at my house having coffee with my mom. She knew my friends, the drama of the day and the latest in our lives. We spent Thanksgivings together, New Years, and many a Friday and Saturday night. Even when we moved, she was a part of our lives. In times of joy like my wedding day and our own grief when my brother passed away.  She was a woman of great faith and selflessness. Thank you Nancy for being a second mom and incredible friend. 

Nancy and I lived on the same street(Laurel St.) Archibald PA. We were lifelong friends since we were kids. My sister lived next to her family. We played on her porch, we swam in Nancy's pool, we skated at the baseball field that my father would freeze every year. We both attended Saint Thomas Aquinas School and Archbald High School. Her father Paul was like a second father to me, when he died it was devastating.
Her wedding to Brad was amazing, her smile, her glow, and her beautiful blue eyes. She was so happy.
We always laughed about her many moves ,which meant a new house each time. Bigger than the last. We didn't get to see each other much often, but when we did, the hugs would be longer and tighter. I will miss her so much.
Love you Nance
Kath

                           Our Nancy
The Fabric of each of our lives has been richly woven with the golden threads of  
your special love, laughter, joy and strength.
Missing  you is heartbreaking, but reflecting on what a true Blessing you have always been to each of us, fills our hearts with knowing that you were one of God’s Angels living among us.
Brad, Katie, Paul and all of your Family, we are surrounding  you in a Circle of Love, Care and Prayer! 
Love,
Nancy and Dennis, Bryan and Lindsay


I heard on the 23rd from my cousin, Katie, that Nancy had passed.  She said the lights in her house flickered at about that moment. 

I first met Nancy 50+ years ago. She was I guess a teen or tween.  The Dunleavys lived in half of the house at 250 Laurel St in Archbald; my uncle Jack, aunt Joan, and cousins Susie & Katie lived in the other half and my family visited whenever we came to Archbald, which we did 6-7x a year. Because both couples were wonderfully gregarious, their doors were always open to each other and my cousin thought of Nancy as a sister. When I think of her, I first see her on the floor of the parlor there, one Christmas day, among our family. 

About 6-7 years ago, I reconnected with her and Brad in Palm Coast. Amazingly, we had each bought condos within a short drive of each other.  Theirs was nicer!!  We went out to dinner and, although we are not closely related, and had not seen each other in decades, they treated me as a longtime friend or family member. Since then, we have been Facebook friends.  

I am shocked she has left this world.  I truly believed she would pull through.  My heart aches for Brad and her children and grandchildren.  My cousin, my brother, my aunt, me - all of us who knew Nancy knew her as a warm, giving, caring soul whom we were blessed to have known, and we are grieving her passing tonight. For those who lived with her daily, we can only imagine how great a presence she was in your lives and how much of a hole her passing leaves behind.  I pray that your memories of your years together with her will help you navigate these days of sorrow, and the knowledge that her shining light reached so many people near and far will be of some comfort to you at this time.

May her soul rest in God’s peace.

I watched your dogs Sandy and Annie for years. Not one time did I come to your home that Nancy didn’t invite me in, hug me and laugh with me. She was gracious and generous. Her smile and laugh were infectious and my heart hurts for your loss. 

A bright smiling face she was every time I saw her. She always would go out of her way to see how I was doing and make sure I was ok. Every time we would talk about our memories of living in PA and even when she moved away from Hammock she would still take time to check on me. I am so thankful to have been able to spend time with such an incredible woman. 

Nancy and I were Facebook friends because, initially, of her friendship with my Aunt, Michelle DeStasio.  
We were part of my Aunt’s Good Morning Coffee Post and Nancy and I would chat a bit and enjoy each other’s  family pictures.  
I can say Nancy was one of the most sincere, warm and truly beautiful souls I have been blessed to have in my life albeit through social media.  I will miss her so much and am thankful I got to share her with you all for a little while.  
Rest In Peace beautiful lady.  ❤️

My sincere condolences to Nancy’s family. I graduated high school (VVHS) with Nancy. (Yes, I too experienced the schools burning down). Nancy was such a sweet kind compassionate woman always smiling and never had a bad word to say about anyone. We reconnected through Facebook 2 years ago and we both enjoyed sharing pictures of our children and precious grandchildren. We also swapped some of our favorite recipes with each other. I know she is watching over her family from heaven and a piece of her is always with you. God Bless all of you during this difficult time.🙏🙏🙏

Nancy and I went to high school together. She was smart and pretty and had tons of friends, especially from Archbald and St. Thomas Aquinas School. I can’t say we were friends in High School but we had a few classes together and were friendly. In recent years we reconnected on Facebook and when I found out she was a Disney fan we decided to get together at the Polynesian for a drink on one of her visits. It was so much fun to reunite and catch up. We tried to do it again but, regretfully we were not able to. 
Nancy will be missed and remembered as a wonderful person. 

My prayers and condolences go out to Brad, Katie, Paul and all of your family. I met Nancy Dunleavy Batten in my first full time job as grant accountant at Keystone College in 1979. As grant accountant was a new position, there was not a lot of details to follow, but Nancy was invaluable in helping me learn and develop what was necessary.  Nancy was most always cheerful, positive, joyful with a great sense of humor.  I will always remember her in that way.  I am deeply saddened to hear of her passing. I can only hope you can find the strength to go forward in life in the positive way I knew Nancy did.  I am reminded of a song, the chorus of which says' as I live each day, I will repay her, and show someone the kindness she showed to me'....God Bless you all ! 

Nancy was one of the first people we met through the Greensboro Newcomers Club.  A small group of us would play mah jongg weekly, eat 2-3 containers of unbuttered popcorn (free weight watcher points) and talk about life in general.  Nancy always had dinner on the stove that was some WW recipe she would share.  We loved listening to her plans for the house in Pinehurst as it was being built and she (and Brad) were gracious hosts when we visited.  Nancy and I also shared a Meals on Wheels route for a few years.  I had recently spoken to herabout getting together for lunch at some point...how I wish we had been able to work it out before our move to Ohio.   We both will miss her and the pictures she shared on Facebook of her grandchildren and her travels with Brad.
Joe and Kathy Tomlinson 

I met Nancy while we were living in Summerfield NC.  She had a beautiful smile and an infectious laugh.  She was such a positive and upbeat friend.   She will be greatly missed!

So blessed to have met Nancy and Brad on a cruise, kept in touch, and shared another cruise with them.  Always a smile on her face, and even though she was in some pain from her knee, she just kept on keeping on.  She was so much fun, and it was obvious how much she loved Brad and her whole family.
Know that you will miss her terribly, but she will always be with you, laughing, loving and caring about you all.
My heart goes out to you all.
Michelle

How do you say goodbye to someone so special. As soon as you met Nancy you wanted to be her friend. I will miss her special laugh and loving spirit. 
Sally Marlin

Nancy was  beautiful inside and out, she had that down deep goodness! What  I loved and admired most about Nancy was her ability to make you feel special. A  powerfully positive person full of love for her family,  her grans and her friends.
My deepest sympathies to Brad,  family and friends. She will be missed and now resting in the arms of our Lord with her heavenly family!
With Love from Melbourne, FL.
Pat & Bill


Heaven now has a very special angel. It has been said that during our lifetime we are lucky to have five real friends.  Nancy was one of my five.  She was not just a friend she was a very special friend.  I am already missing our almost daily chats. I am very lucky to have so many wonderful memories. Nancy even introduced me to green beer on St. Patrick’s Day many years ago. We organized Newcomers Events together, we bowled together, we joined The Rush together, we played Mahjongg,  and we shopped and shared meals and many laughs. 
I love her and am still processing that she is no longer with us but she will always be in our hearts. The way we feel is summed up by a quote accredited to Jamie Anderson. 
    Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. 
 It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot.  
All of that unspent love gathers in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in the hollow part of your chest.   Grief is just love with
No place to go.   
During the pandemic we played a cocktail game on Friday nights.  It kept us all sane.  Cheers to you Nancy.. You are forever in our hearts.  
Love,   Marsha and Alan

Nancy was one of the most sweetest and generous persons we ever had  the pleasure of calling a friend. May her memory be for a blessing to all who knew and loved her. 

Paula Becker and Diane Goldstein

I was shocked to hear the sad news. Such a genuine person who lived life to the fullest. Always one with an amazing zest for friends and family, and an incredible laugh that lifted the room.  A beautiful soul that shared her comforting spirit in so many ways. My deepest sympathy to the Battens and the many friends of Nancy. 

Marty Thomas

I was so fortunate to call Nancy my friend.  It was so much fun to see her when she and Brad lived in Palm Coast, FL.  She was always postive and gracious.  We loved to share our Bichon stories.

As I weep  for you and your family for their loss of you.  It gives me peace to know that Heaven has gained a very deserving angel.

I am so sorry for your loss. Nancy was always a bright light everywhere she went. She was loved very much and will be missed everyday. She will always be with you in your heart.

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Nancy Elizabeth Batten

November 19, 1955 – November 22, 2021

Apex Funeral Home

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