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Nancy Galvin Obituary
Knoxville
Nancy Jo Galvin, age 68, of Knoxville, Iowa passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Knoxville Hospital in Knoxville, Iowa.
A celebration of Nancy's life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the Winfield Funeral Home in Knoxville, IA. Nancy's family will be greeting friends from 1:00 P.M. until service time.
Nancy was born on May 18, 1949 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She is the youngest child of Garold and Mae Maxine (Crook) Galvin. Nancy grew up in Knoxville, Iowa and graduated from Knoxville High School, Class of 1967. After high school, Nancy attended the University of Iowa for nine years, where she obtained her; Undergraduate, Graduate, and in 1976 her PhD in Zoology. Nancy continued advancing her education specializing in cell biology.
She worked for five years at Washington University before accepting a position with St. Louis University as Head of Electron Microscope Lab in the Pathology Laboratory Research Department. Nancy worked at St. Louis University for 35 years, and was provided many opportunities and rewarding experiences for her achievements throughout her career. She traveled extensively on behalf of the University for her published research. She was very career oriented, her passion, dedication, and self-driven personality assisted in making her cell biology research recognized both nationally and internationally.
Nancy enjoyed reading, sewing, and do-it-yourself projects. She loved art, animals (especially rescue dogs), and remained very politically involved and active within her community throughout her life.
Nancy is survived by her mother, Mae Galvin of Knoxville; three sisters, Patsy (Dan) Yates of Waterloo, Dixie Juve of Des Moines, and Linda Freshwaters of Knoxville; 12 nieces and nephews; 23 great nieces and nephews; and 15 great-great nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, Garold Galvin; one brother Gary Galvin; and one brother in law, Danny "Sonny" Uitermark.
Memorials can be made in Nancy's memory to the Knoxville Hospital Foundation or Knoxville Fire and Rescue Department.
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Sharon Hadden
December 12, 2017
I'm very sorry to hear of Nancy's passing. For many years she and I were in a discussion group in St. Louis and her comments were always insightful. Long before Obama ran for president Nancy predicted that the United States would have a black president before we had a woman president.
December 10, 2017
Dear Mrs Mae Galvin & other relatives Of Nancy, I had been trying to contact Nancy unsuccessfully for about two months & finally discovered her Sept 2017 obituary from a google search. Condolences from me & my wife to all of Nancy's family & friends. I had known Nancy well for about 10 to 20 years, we had worked together in local progressive activities and we also both dog rescuers.
I knew she had recently retired from St. Louis Univ. Medical Sch. & had bought a house in her hometown near Des Moines, to make visits to you easier than boarding her dogs here, but didn't remember its name. We had feared that she might be sick since she had recovered from cancer a few years ago. It is too bad that she could not enjoy retirement much longer. I hope you found people to adopt her dogs.
Rick & Rita LaMonica, 703 Crompton Ct, St. Louis, MO 63126
Jacqueline Smith-Marsala
October 19, 2017
Nancy was a truly beautiful person to know and she will be missed so much.
October 16, 2017
I am so sorry to hear about Nancy. I worked across the street at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and used to speak to her often on the phone.
Nancy Bartlett
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Dept of Pathology
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Sandra LaRouche
October 16, 2017
DR. NANCY GALVIN was a friend whom we have known some 12 years. Our little group, Past Time Players has met once a month for 9 years. We came to know and love Nancy, her wit, her wisdom, her modesty, her intellect and passionate political feelings coupled with genuine knowledge. We admired her, laughed with her and enjoyed her hospitality at her home in Benton Park. The simple truth is that we loved her and will miss her dreadfully.
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