Nancy Gerhardt

Nancy Gerhardt obituary, Acton, MA

Nancy Gerhardt

Nancy Gerhardt Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Acton Funeral Home on Nov. 18, 2025.

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Nancy K. (Rasmussen) Gerhardt a longtime resident of Acton, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2025. She was 95 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late Leslie H. Gerhardt, who passed away in 2009.
Nancy was born in Mobridge, South Dakota, daughter of the late Alder and Catherine (Schmitt) Rasmussen.
She is lovingly survived by her four children and their families: Jill Gerhardt-Pelo and her husband Daniel of Scituate, along with their daughters Emily and Catherine; Greg Gerhardt and his wife Leslie of Leominster, their sons Douglas and Christopher; Cathy Schwartz and her husband Aubrey of Westminster, and her son Michael Gentili; Kirk Gerhardt and his wife Michele of Lunenburg, their daughter Erica and son Tommy Anderson;
Nancy also leaves behind 5 great-grandchildren, her sister Jane Grigg of Lewisville, North Carolina and 9 nieces and nephews. Sadly, in addition to her husband Leslie and her parents, Nancy was also predeceased by her sister Suzanne Rasmussen of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Tuesday, July 1st from 4:00-7:00PM in the Acton Funeral Home 470 Massachusetts Avenue (Rte. 111) Acton. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday, July 2nd at 11:00AM. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Concord Road, Acton.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Acton Memorial Library Foundation PO Box 2781, Acton MA 01720. https://www.actonmemoriallibraryfoundation.org/

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