Obituary of Nancy Munro Ferguson

Nancy Ferguson, longtime Yorkton resident, widow of Jack Ferguson, passed away on Thursday, February 16th 2017 at the Yorkton & District Nursing Home. She was 92 years of age. Cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial service on Monday, May 29th 2017 at St. Andrew's United Church. Time to be announced. Memorials in Nancy's memory may be made to the Parkinson's Society Canada or to the Activities Program of the Sunrise Health District. Nancy Munro Ferguson was born January 12, 1925 in Yorkton; the youngest of Hugh and Jean (nee Thomson) MacKenzie's eight children. She attended Simpson School and the Yorkton Collegiate Institute before graduating from The Saskatoon City Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse in 1946. Nancy returned to Yorkton and worked as a public school nurse until her marriage, on June 29, 1955 to John (Jack) Ferguson at St. Andrew's United Church. After Jack earned his Chartered Accounting designation in 1956, the couple had two sons: Ian in 1957 and Douglas in 1959. Nancy was a member of the Deer Park Ladies Golf Club and Yorkton Ladies Curling Club for many years. She was also involved with The Yorkton Music Festival and a member of the Kinette and K-ette clubs. Nancy loved to sing and sang alto with the St. Andrew's United Church Choir for 70 years. She was also a soloist at weddings and, later, funerals. Nancy passed peacefully the morning of February 16th at the Malinowski House after a brief illness. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff for their care. Nancy was predeceased by: her brothers (George, Robert, Stewart and Samuel) and sisters (Jean, Marion and Elsie). She is survived by: her two sons Ian and Douglas, five nieces (Daralyn McGill, Karen Brice, Susan Brooker, Heather Kruger, Wendy Maze and their families) and one nephew George Johnston and his family. Service Information Monday, May 29th, 2017 1:00pm, St. Andrew's United Church