Nancy Menard

NANCY FINDLOW MENARD Born March 5, 1915 as Nancy Clarena Findlow in St. Louis, Missouri. Died January 12, 2003; a resident of Woodland Hills, she lived most of her life in Los Angeles and the Valley. Nancy was loved by friends and family alike, and she made friends everywhere she went. One of the most kind, gentle, loving, good-hearted people on the face of the earth, she also had a sharp wit, a wonderful sense of humor, and a strong will. Though physically beautiful as well as brainy, her real beauty came from within, as did her understanding and spirituality. In her work ing years she owned an Arthur Murray Dance studio, and co-owned with her husband, George, Menco Engineers and Tiger Den Pottery. She was an enthusiastic bridge player and artist, loved golf, playing her guitar and listening to opera. Until the end, she kept active through determination and a love of life. Her family meant everything to her, and she is our role model in life. She is survived by: daughters, Nancy Eisenhart, Woodland Hills, Clarena Eichenlaub, Manhattan Beach, and Laurie Menard, Escondido ; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sons-in-law; and two nephews. Predeceasing her are husbands John F. "Jack" Veltman, father of her children, and George Menard, her husband for almost 50 years. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2003 at St. Mary-the-Virgin Anglican Catholic Church located in the historic Pioneer Church on the Oakwood Memorial Park grounds at 22601 Lassen Street (west of Topanga Canyon) in Chatsworth, California 91311. For further inf ormation call (818) 346-7390. not, nor speak of me with tears but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you -- I loved you so--- 'twas Heaven here with you." Isla Pashal Richardson