Nancy Dunbar Obituary
Nancy (Dille) Dunbar of Winona, MN, died Monday, December 29, 2025, at the age of 91. She is survived by three daughters: Vicki (Bill) Gersting, Carol Girard, and Diane (Tom) Buswell; 7 grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.
Nancy grew up in Angola, Africa, a child of missionary parents. She met Wayne in 1954 and they married two years later. For the next 69 years they did everything as a couple, until Wayne passed away 3 months ago.
Nancy and Wayne spent their lives in service to others. Together they built schools and clinics in Liberia, and Sierra Leone, Africa; built houses with Habitat for Humanity in Winona County; opened their home and hearts to many foreign exchange students and countless others who needed a safe place to live for a while
Nancy loved to camp and after retiring enjoyed travelling with Wayne.
She will be deeply missed, but is once again exactly where she belongs...with Wayne, her life-long partner.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, Jan 19, at 11am at Wesley United Methodist Church (114 W Broadway St. Winona, MN). Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to OCMinistriesMN.org, or Habitat for Humanity Winona County.
The memorial service will be live streamed. To watch the the service click here, or use the following link in your browser:
https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTc2ODc0ODg4ODM5NzQyMSZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw==
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