Nancy Marcella Bondy

Nan was born August 6, 1922, near Glendale, West Virginia to John and Marguerite Otte. Nancy was raised on the family farm near Magnolia, Ohio with her twelve brothers and sisters and enjoyed visiting her aunts and uncles in nearby West Virginia.

Nancy married Hazen Bondy of Lansing, Michigan in 1941 and the two settled near the Otte family farm in Canton, OH. They had three children, Synthia Gayle 1942, Nadaire Joan 1943, and Steven Alfy 1956.

During World War II, Nan worked at Timkin bearing, preparing parts to be used to help ensure an allied victory, while Hazen served as an ambulance driver in the European front. After the war the two moved to Pasadena and Nancy helped Hazen with his gravel business, which provided some gravel for the construction of Disneyland which opened in 1955. While living in Pasadena she also worked as a veterinarian’s assistant, one of her favorite jobs. Nancy and Hazen moved to Jack Rabbit Patch in Mountain Gate, California in 1962 where they fished in nearby Lake Shasta, cultivated fruit trees, and entertained their grandchildren. She was fond of her many dachshunds: Gusty, Herman, Minnie, and Solo. She proudly served on the Mountain Gate Water Board.

Nan is known for her indomitable spirit, wisdom, politics, storytelling, home cooking, kindness, and generosity.

Nan is survived by five grandchildren-- Morgan and Adam Williams, Eric and J. Gross, and John Barnes. She is also survived by six great grandchildren-- Hannah and Zachary Gross, Sam and Max Williams, and Kailee and Khloe Barnes. She was preceded in death by husband Hazen Bondy, husband Roy Copeland, and daughters Synthia and Nadaire, and son Steven.

Funeral Services will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff at 1PM. A reception will follow at Nan’s home on 326 Pinon, Red Bluff, CA at 2PM.