Service of Remembrance for Nan Lucille Nash, 87, of Hettinger, ND will be Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hettinger Lutheran Church.  Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate and burial will be at a later date at the Ellingson Zion Cemetery, rural Perkins County, SD.  Visitation will be from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m on Friday, March 23, followed by a gathering of family, friends and neighbors at 6:00 p.m. all at the Centennial Chapel of Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger.

Nan Lucille Oleson was born on July 8, 1930 to Art and Helen (Kaitfors) Oleson at the homeplace in rural Harding County, SD.  Nan was the oldest of four siblings, Ardis, Owen and Deloris.

She grew up in northeastern Harding County south of Reeder, ND.  Nan went to country school from the first to the eighth grade and then attended   Buffalo High School, graduating from Reeder High School.  She got her   teaching certificate in Spearfish, SD.

Nan's first teaching job was Southwest School in Harding County, her    second teaching job was at Glendo School in Perkins County, SD, where she met the School Board President, James Nash.  James and Nan were married on September 23, 1951 and to this union six children were born, four boys and two girls, Roger, Dennis, Tom, Carmen, Daryl and Carla.

Nan was known for her many talents, sewing, quilting, knitting and         crocheting just to name a few.  She could always be found in the kitchen    cooking and baking and at meal-time, there were often more mouths to feed than just her family.  Jim and Nan were members of the Duck Creek Lutheran Church for many years.

When Jim and Nan retired in 1990, they hooked on to a 5 ^th wheel camper and visited family and friends from British Columbia to Florida.  She was the navigator for 15 years.

After Jim passed away, she moved into Hettinger at the Assisted Living for 6 years where she enjoyed life to the fullest.  Due to failing health she moved into the Western Horizon's Care Center, which she called "home".  During her life she doted over and cherished her grandchildren

Nan passed from this life on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the Western     Horizon's Care Center in Hettinger, ND.

Nan will be deeply missed by her children, Roger (Judy) Nash, Prairie City, SD, Dennis Nash, Prairie City, SD, Tom (Nel) Nash, Ft. Benton, MT, Carmen (Jim) Schaf, Hettinger, ND, Daryl (Naomi) Nash, Libby, MT and Carla      Tranmer, Hettinger, ND;14 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren; one sister, Deloris Gann, Weed, CA and one brother, Owen Oleson, Hettinger, ND.

Nan was preceded in death by her husband, James Nash, her parents, Art and Helen Oleson, one sister, Ardis Packer, one sister-in-law, Carol Oleson, two brothers-in-law, Ken Gann and Don Packer.

In lieu of flowers, a Memorial has been established by Nan's family.