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Nancy Lenihan Obituary
1929 - 2018
Nancy Alice Lenihan, age 88, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Villa Angela Care Center. Nancy was a 1947 graduate of Columbus West High and a longtime employee of Diocese of Columbus. Daughter of the late Vernon and Ardath Frederick, also preceded in death by husband Joseph Lenihan and son Thomas Lenihan. Survived by son, Jerry (Jan) Lenihan; grandchildren, Patrick Lenihan, John (Jessica) Lenihan, Danny (Kassey) Lenihan; great grandchildren, Presley, Hailey, Lynette, Boston, Elizabeth Anne; brother, Bob (Ana) Frederick; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to American Kidney Foundation, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852. Friends may call at Jerry Spears Funeral Home, 2693 W. Broad St, Tuesday, May 29, 2018 4-8pm. Mass at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 2165 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43223 at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, with Fr. Pat Toner and Fr. Eduardo Velazquez officiating. Interment Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Villa Angela Care Center
June 1, 2018
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Charlie and John Kerber
May 30, 2018
Jerry and family,
Please accept my condolences for your loss.Your mom was a great person who will be missed. I saw her at a St. Stephen fish fry when I had taken my mom and Bea Elgin. May she rest in peace.
May 28, 2018
Offering sincere condolences to your family. May God's promise comfort and sustain you during this difficult time. John 6:40.
Don Curtis
May 26, 2018
So sorry for your loss, I know just how you feel since I lost my mother this month at 98.
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May 25, 2018
Condolences on the passing of your mother. I remember her and your family when you lived next to my grandparents Arb and Ann Holman on Fairmont Ave., way back in the 1960s. A couple of our home movies home movies include your Dad and Tom and Jerry. Richard Reau (RJ)
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