Add a Memory
Send Flowers
Make a Donation
Nancy Taylor Hantman
Nancy Taylor Hantman
Obituary
Guest Book
About
Nancy Hantman Obituary
Nancy joined the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Manhattan in 1981 after working for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. She worked for the editor and publisher of the institute's publication, IEEE Spectrum, and served on the editorial board for its in-house magazine, Circuit. She retired in 2015.
Nancy merged her passion for quilting with her job by organizing Spectrum's annual "quilt-block contest."
"Her title was administrative assistant, which doesn't at all capture what she meant to the Spectrum staff," said Executive Editor Jean Kumagi.
A voracious reader, Nancy's home was filled with books: biographies, mysteries, histories and how-to volumes, among others.
She grew up in the Bronx, the only child of Sidney T. and Catherine Anna Taylor Hantman, and moved to White Plains with her mother after her father's death in 1972. Her mother died in 1999.
Nancy earned a bachelor's degree in English from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, in 1969.
An animal lover, she not only took care of her own cats, but also looked after neighborhood cats. She fashioned small quilts for each of her cats.
She was a member of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in White Plains.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
6 Entries
Roxana Wales
September 30, 2024
Nancy and I knew each other from Skidmore Hall at Skidmore. I loved her sense of humor and the sly way she had of delivering that humor. She made me laugh.
Susan Low
September 30, 2024
Nancy had the room next to mine in Skidmore Hall. If she was told the assignment was to read part of a book; she read the whole book and more. She was a great student and a good friend. So sad to hear of her passing.
Susan Low
Eric Sonntag
November 30, 2023
Condolences to all friends of NTH!
I started at Spectrum in October, 1989 as the admin to the A.P./Ad Director Bill Saunders. Met Nancy first-off, first-day as she was the E.A. to the book's publisher, Don Christiansen.
She was organized to the nth-degree (issue closings, celebrating staff milestones - awards, promotions, births, passings, nothing she didn't alert us to, you name it).
Happy for our successes, commiserative when things were not-successes, Nancy was a great colleague to anyone who worked with her. I left the book in June 2001, and was happy to be on her email list in the years following, for, well, everything!
Rest in peace.
Betsy Corcoran
November 13, 2023
Nancy was always a class act and cared deeply about people and the work. I appreciated all her efforts to coordinate Spectrum reunions. She had a delightful - and sometimes wacky - sense of humor but could always be counted on, no matter what the need.
How you can show support
Send flowers
Consider sending flowers.
Add photos
Share their life with photo memories.
Plant trees
Honor them by planting trees in their memory.
Follow this page
Get email updates whenever changes are made.
Donate in Memory
Make a donation in memory of your loved one.
Share this page
Invite other friends and family to visit the page.
Shelly Newman
November 6, 2023
I thought, very nice woman but we are totally different. I'm sure we will be hello and good-bye. But as whacky as I was, and as lady like as she was, we developed a friendship. We enjoyed restaurant week luncheons, discussions about good books and theater. We were in touch until a few months ago when I guess things got tougher for her. A good person who will always bring a smile. Rest in peace Nance!
Glenn Zorpette
November 6, 2023
Some time in 1986 or thereabouts, somewhere near the office, I mistakenly bought a container of loose tea thinking it was teabags. Nancy somehow heard of my predicament. A couple of days later, there was a tea ball on my desk with a note that read, in Nancy's very distinctive scrawl, "From Catherine Hantman, whose stiff upper lip trembled when she heard you did not have a tea ball."
Showing 1 - 6 of 6 results
Make a Donation
in Nancy Hantman's name
How to support Nancy's loved ones
Honor a beloved veteran with a special tribute of ‘Taps’ at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The nightly ceremony in Washington, D.C. will be dedicated in honor of your loved one on the day of your choosing.
Read more
Should I Send Sympathy Flowers?
What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative?
Read more
What Should I Write in a Sympathy Card?
We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time.
Read moreResources to help you cope with loss
Estate Settlement Guide
If you’re in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist.
Read more
Obituaries, grief & privacy: Legacy’s news editor on NPR podcast
Legacy's Linnea Crowther discusses how families talk about causes of death in the obituaries they write.
Read more
The Five Stages of Grief
They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel.
Read moreWays to honor Nancy Hantman's life and legacy
Obituary Examples
You may find these well-written obituary examples helpful as you write about your own family.
Read more
Obituary Templates – Customizable Examples and Samples
These free blank templates make writing an obituary faster and easier.
Read more
How Do I Write a Eulogy?
Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.
Read more
