Nancy C. Witt

Nancy C. Witt August 22, 1936 – June 18, 2010 God called Nancy home on the morning of June 18th after a courageous battle with cancer. Nancy was born to John C. and Kathryn C. Harper, August 22nd 1936 in Colorado Springs, CO. She was raised in Grand Junction helping her parents with the family business, Harpers Dairy. She attended Lincoln Park Elementary, Grand Junction Junior High, and graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1954. Nancy attended Colorado State University, where she met her husband of 53 years Robert Witt. Nancy was an exceptional artist. Her art was heavily influenced by the natural beauty she found in the surrounding community from the Grand Mesa to the Grand Canyon. She enjoyed water colors, pastels, oil painting, china painting, as well as floral designing for family and friends. As a seamstress she designed and created wedding dresses for her daughters and granddaughters, prom dresses, costumes, and other special dresses for her family and community. Nancy enjoyed her careers as a teacher's aide at Broadway Elementary, a medical office assistant, and a floral designer. As a member of First Baptist Church, Nancy served as one of the moderators, sang in the Chancel Choir, played the bells, and helped start the Upward Bound Sunday school class. Her passion in life was her role as mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Robert and Nancy have three children; two daughters, Kathryn Painter (Greg), Laura White (Jim), and son, Bob Witt (Yvonne). They have eight grandchildren, Chris McDaniel (Sarah), Katy Ranzoni (Steven), Brooke Painter, Craig, Becky, and Nikki White, Connor and Erin Witt. They have two great grandchildren, Elly and Sophia Ranzoni. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, John and Kathryn Harper and her brother, John H. Harper. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday June 27th, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Grand Junction. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado or First Baptist Church of Grand Junction.