Nancy L. Simon, 82

October 05, 2023

Nancy Lee Rose Simon (nee Bugos), 82, passed away on October 5, 2023. She lived in Cleveland, Ohio for over 35 years and moved to Pennsylvania in 1979. At the time of her death, she was living independently at the St. Anne’s Retirement Community in Mountville, near Lancaster. She graduated from Lourdes Academy in Cleveland and entered the convent for the Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary at Villa Maria in Pennsylvania. After leaving to support her family, she met and married her beloved husband George and became a mother to three boys. Being a wife, mother, and grandmother was the great pleasure and purpose of her life.

Nancy loved music and dancing. A quilting enthusiast and hospice volunteer, she was also an animated storyteller. She had a playful spirit, a kind heart, and a memory for details. Our family historian, she delighted in every birth, remembering all birthdays and anniversaries. She was a devout Catholic who never missed Mass and a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Lancaster, PA.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years, George E. Simon, and brother Terry Bugos. She is survived by her three sons, Paul Simon (Elizabeth) of Blue Bell, PA, Michael Simon (Liz) of Potomac, MD, and Daniel Simon (Jenny) of Sewickley, PA, grandsons Sean and Andrew Simon, granddaughter Meredith Gross, brother Tom Bugos (Wendy), sister Donna Peyton (Val), many nieces and nephews, their children, extended family, and friends.

VISITATION: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 6:00 pm at Tomon and Sons Funeral Home at 7327 Pearl Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. FUNERAL MASS held on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 10:00 am at Holy Family Catholic Church at 7367 York Rd, Parma, OH 44130. Interment to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Elyria, OH.

If desired, memorial gifts can be made in the memory of Nancy L. Simon to Hospice & Community Care in Lancaster, PA.