NANCY CONLON Obituary

NANCY CONLON Nancy Lee Conlon, 75, Union Mills, IN, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 28, 2025. She was born November 6, 1949, to Harold B. and Phyllis J. (Wright) Allen. She graduated from Tipton High School, received a B.A. in Education from Ball State University, and her master's degree from Valparaiso University. Nancy made her career as an elementary teacher at South Central school for 38 years. Over the years, she taught first, second, third, and fifth grades. Children were her passion throughout her life, culminating with her own grandchildren who loved baking and reading with her and beating her at dot-to-dot nearly every time. As a child she enjoyed summers at the Beaver Dam Lake and her time at Barbee Christian Church Camp. Getting together with her retired teacher colleagues, in recent years, became more and more meaningful as time went on. On August 3, 1974 in Tipton, she married Thomas E. Conlon who survives. Other survivors include her daughter Rachel (Robert) Easton of Valparaiso; sister, Lou Ann (David) Millett of Tipton; grandchildren: Taylor Lawrence, Zachary Conlon, Rebecca and Clara Easton; brothers and sisters-in-law: Patricia (Jerry) Patrick, Mark (Patricia) Conlon, Julie (Keith) Roberts, and Michael Conlon. She was preceded in death by one son, Bryan Matthew Conlon, on April 20, 2024; brother-in-law Thomas Burcham; and niece, Jennifer Millett Wood. A visitation will be held Wednesday, July 2 from 3-7 pm at Wanatah Funeral Chapel 309 N. Main Street, Wanatah, IN. A funeral mass will be held Thursday at 10 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Jerry Schweitzer officiating. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the American Kidney Foundation or Sacred Heart Catholic Church.