Nancy G. Bell

Nancy G. Bell, 93 of Derry, New Hampshire, formerly of Hendersonville, North Carolina and Duxbury, Massachusetts, died Monday January 19, 2026, at St. Teresa Rehab and Nursing Center in Manchester, New Hampshire. She was born on November 24, 1932, on the historic East Side of Providence, Rhode Island (Elmgrove Gardens). She was the daughter of Dr. Clifford H. Griffin, a former Providence medical examiner and police surgeon, and Florence (Towle) Griffin. She studied nursing at Pembroke College in Brown University.

With her husband, Don, Nancy raised her two children on Long Island, New York in a neighborhood that ended at a beautiful Long Island Sound beach where many happy family memories were made. During their 57 year marriage, Nancy and Don traveled to several exotic destinations, including Hong Kong, Japan, Hawaii, and Alaska. They later enjoyed a 25-year long retirement with many close friends in Hendersonville, North Carolina, before returning to New England in 2017. Nancy and Don were long-time volunteers with Meals on Wheels America. They were members of Grace Lutheran Church in Hendersonville for many years.

Nancy is survived by her daughter, Kathy Ullrich Burke and son-in-law, Tim Burke of Derry, New Hampshire; her son, Scott Ullrich of Wells, Maine; four grandchildren, Joseph of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and Grace, Cole, and Carlton of Boone, North Carolina; five nieces and nephews, Doug (Barbara) Bartlett of Duxbury, Massachusetts, Stephen (Starlynn) Griffin of Mandeville, Louisiana, Scott (Barbara) Bartlett of Manchester, New Hampshire, Anne Griffin of Boston, Massachusetts, and Angela Griffin of Lawrence, Kansas; and four great nieces and a great nephew. Nancy was predeceased by her husband, Don, in 2022, and her brother, Clifford Griffin.

A celebration of Nancy's life will take place in Duxbury, Massachusetts at a later date. In remembrance of Nancy's life, the family would be pleased to have memorial contributions made to St. Teresa Rehab and Nursing Center (Catholic Charities), Manchester, NH, stteresarehabcenter.org/donate, where she received excellent, loving care, or to either of her two favorite charities, Shriners Hospitals for Children or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium of Derry and Londonderry, NH, are assisting the family with arrangements. To send a condolence, please visit peabodyfuneralhome.com.