Nancy J. CARLSON

CARLSON, Nancy J.
Nancy Elizabeth Johnson Carlson, age 73, of Freedom, NH formerly of West Hartford, CT, died at home with her family, on Saturday (November 19, 2011) from complications due to leukemia. She was the daughter of the late Karin and Ernest Johnson and the wife of David C. Carlson. Nancy lived her last weeks to the fullest with a house "full of love" enjoying her friends and relatives. Her whole life was devoted to taking care of others starting with her family and friends, and extending to everyone she encountered. Her positive outlook and genuine com-passion for others made her very special. Nancy grew up in West Hartford, CT, graduated from William H. Hall High School in 1956 and graduated from the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing in Hartford, CT in 1959. She earned her Registered Nurse license in 1959. She enjoyed a 42 year career in Nursing where worked in several different fields including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, MD offices, IV team, and occupational health nursing. She was very proud to be a 50+ year member of the Alumnae Association of the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing. She was a lifelong member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hartford, CT and most recently a member of Nativity Lutheran Church in North Conway, NH. She and her husband Dave retired to Freedom, NH in May of 2002 after spending most of her life in West Hartford CT. She was very happy to live near her children and grandchildren and to be a part of their every day life. Besides caring for her grandchildren, one of her favorite jobs was working in the office at Camp Calumet in Freedom. She leaves her husband of 52 years David; her daughter Kristine Niiler and her husband Craig; grandson Kurt and granddaughter Emma of Freedom NH; her son Eric Carlson and his wife Lynda of Palm Beach Gardens FL; her daughter Sarah Arndt, her husband Kevin; grandsons Andrew and Owen of Manchester NH. She also leaves her brother Roy Johnson of South Lyme, CT, his wife Marie and nieces Lauren and Lisa. She was predeceased by her dear first cousin Alice Evans and her husband George. She leaves many cousins and also a large group of family members in Sweden. She also leaves several special and close friends from her nursing school group known as the '59ers. Nancy and her family are grateful for the compassionate care given by the Oncology Nurses at Memorial Hospital, North Conway, NH.
A memorial service will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Nativity, 15 Grove Street, North Conway, NH on Thursday (Dec. 1, 2011) at 11 a.m. The Reverends Tim & Ann Roser will officiate. Internment will follow at the Memorial Garden on Jackman's Ridge at Camp Calumet Lutheran, 1090 Ossipee Lake Road, Freedom, NH. A second memorial service will be held at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hartford CT on Sat. (Dec. 3, 2011) at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Camp Calumet Lutheran, PO box 360 West Ossipee NH or to Lutheran Church of the Nativity, P.O.Box 1638, North Conway, NH 03860.