NANCY RUTH KNIGHT DeVILLERS

1946 - 2025

October 21, 1946 - April 6, 2025 Passed away at the Perley Health in Ottawa after suffering for 11 years with Dementia. Nancy is survived by her husband of 55 years, the Hon. Paul DeVillers, PC. LL.B.; her three children, Michael, Alan and Jocelyn; and her only grandchild, Jesse. Nancy is also survived by her brother, Graham Knight, and his children, Casey, Jeff and Andrew. Nancy was predeceased by her parents, Evelyn (née Jeffrey) and Harold Knight; and her brother, Alan. Nancy was a graduate of York University with both a Bachelor and a Master of Arts. She graduated from Teachers College and taught school in Ottawa and then in Simcoe County, where she rose to the positions of Vice-Principal, Principal and for the last five years of her career, as a Superintendent of Schools in Simcoe County. As a youth, Nancy spent many years as a camper and a counselor at Camp Mini-Yo-We. After returning to Ottawa from Simcoe County in retirement, Nancy volunteered in the Cancer Unit of Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Nancy was very active in the Ottawa branch of the Canadian Federation of University Women, becoming President of this organization before being stricken with Dementia. The family wishes to acknowledge the professional and compassionate care provided by the staff on the Ottawa 2 East unit at the Perley for the more than four years she spent there. Friends are invited to gather on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Sacred Space of the Beechwood National Memorial Centre, 280 Beechwood Ave., Ottawa, after 1:00 p.m. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., followed by inurnment and a reception. In lieu of flowers, donations in honour of Nancy may be made to the Perley Health - Professional Development Fund, to help support their dedicated staff or Plan International's "Because I am a Girl" Project.