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 16 at the Malinowski House after a brief illness. She was 92. 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. Memorials in Nancy's memory may be made to the Parkinson's Society Canada and the Activities Program of the Sunrise Health District. The funeral service will be held on Monday, May 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm from St. Andrew's United Church in Yorkton. Interment to follow in the Yorkton City Cemetery.
