Nancy M. Santek

Nancy M. Santek obituary, Oakmont, PA

Nancy M. Santek

Nancy Santek Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Burket-Truby Funeral Home Cremation & Alternative Services on Dec. 28, 2024.

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Nancy Marie Santek passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 28, 2024. She was born September 18, 1932, in Pittsburgh to Aime and Marthe Berard.
A graduate of South Hills High School, Nancy served in the Civil Air Patrol in the early 1950s. She married her true love, Leonard Bernard Santek, on January 15, 1955. She was a loving and caring spouse, parent, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Leonard, her sister Janet Lynn Berard, and her parents. She is survived by her sons Leonard (Norma) of Springdale, MD, and Jerod (Brian Bergee) of Sturgeon Bay, WI, and her daughter Susan Collier of Pittsburgh. She was the proud grandmother of Erin Collier and Matt (Jess) Collier, and devoted Great Grammie to Addison Collier. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received Sunday, January 5, 2025, from 3 – 7 p.m. at the BURKET-TRUBY FUNERAL HOME CREMATION AND ALTERNATIVE SERVICES, INC., at 421 Allegheny Ave., Oakmont, PA 15139. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, January 6, at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Family Parish - Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church, 2000 Oblock Rd., Pittsburgh. Interment at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Write On, Door County, PO Box 457, Fish Creek, WI 54212.

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