Nancy Ouzounis

OUZOUNIS, Nancy Estelle Walker "Sassy," 57, of Topsham, Maine, formerly of Mechanicsville, went home to be with the Lord with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 after suffering an aneurysm. She is survived by her life partner, Karl E. Schlebusch of Topsham, Maine; son, Matthew Ouzounis of Highland Springs; daughter, Sara Ouzounis and her fianc‚, Joshua Holder, both of Highland Springs; two sisters, Susan W. Fowlkes of Richmond and Ruth W. (Lewis) Porter of Freeport, Maine; three brothers, Eugene W. (Susan) Walker Jr. of Brunswick, Maine, John F. (Tracy) Walker of Montpelier and James M. Walker Sr. of Richmond; 11 nieces and nephews, several great-nieces and nephews; uncle, Robert H. (Carole) Walker Sr. of Richmond; and many good friends. Nancy was the daughter of the late Eugene W. and Lucille H. Walker. She was born May 31, 1952 in Richmond and graduated from Freeport High School, Freeport, Maine, class of 1970. She enlisted in the Navy, serving as a corpsman at Great Lakes Naval Hospital. After leaving the service, Nancy returned to the Richmond area, where she attended college and eventually worked in the restaurant business. At one restaurant, she met her life partner and future business partner, Karl. They owned The Parkway in Mechanicsville for many years before selling it and moving to Topsham, Maine, where they celebrated "retirement" and opened The Village Restaurant. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Nelsen Funeral Home & Crematory, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2010 at Sandston Baptist Church, 100 W. Williamsburg Rd., Sandston. Interment will follow in Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Nancy E. Walker Memorial Fund and at any First Market Bank location. "Very truly I tell you whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life." John 5:24.



This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.