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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Nanci Jean Tousignant, née Yelland on July 19, 2025 in California.
Nanci was born November 23, 1938 and grew up in Wharton, New Jersey. She graduated from Morris Hills High School in 1956 and moved with her family to Ossining, New York, then the following year to Santa Rosa, California.
She had many positions, but the last was her fondest. She was Fleet Administrator for Siemens Acuson. She was married for 24 years to her loving husband David Tousignant. David passed in 2024. Nanci was predeceased by her parents, Arlene and William Yelland. She leaves her sister, Patti Ferriero and husband Jay, formerly of Wharton, as well as three nephews and their families. Jay michael, Paul and Jaime Ferriero. She will be remembered with love by all. Special thanks to her loving step daughter-in-law, Michelle and her kind Caregiver, Gina.
Arrangements were made in California through Bermingham Funeral Home in Wharton.
Her final resting place is Locust Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Jersey and interment will be private.
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