Nancy Satterwhite

Nancy (Oswald) Satterwhite, (87), of Madison, died peacefully at Evergreen Woods on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, surrounded by family. Nancy moved to Madison with her husband of 63 years, Jim, in 1981, after he retired from the U.S. Army and started his second career at Sikorsky Aircraft. Upon moving to Madison, she joined Madison Newcomers, and it was there that she met many of her closest friends. Nancy was the only child of Carl and Virginia Oswald and grew up in Sedalia, Missouri. She loved to tell the story of her first male suitor, Jim, who was only one year old when he was introduced to her as a newborn in the hospital. Jim's mother took him with her to the hospital when she visited another friend who had just had a baby. While there, she remembered that her friend, Virginia Oswald, had recently given birth and went to pay her respects. It was there that young Jim met Nancy! They went to separate schools in Sedalia until high school, when they began dating. Jim graduated and accepted an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Nancy graduated third in her class from high school the following year and went to college in Illinois before transferring to a college in Philadelphia, where she could be closer to Jim. When Jim graduated in June 1959 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army, Nancy and Jim married in Sedalia. Jim's first assignment was Oahu, Hawaii, where he and Nancy lived for three years and had their two children, James "Michael" Satterwhite and Dana Kay (Satterwhite) Bittner. Jim's Army career led to assignments all across the United States and two separate year-long tours in Vietnam, while Nancy stayed in the U.S. with the kids. After retiring from the Army, Jim worked at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut, and they purchased their home in Madison. Before and after retirement, Nancy and Jim took dancing at Gunnar and Eileen Johnson's dance school in Madison. The two of them danced beautifully together and even won an award or two at competitions. They also enjoyed travelling the world together and visited every continent at least once. Hot air balloon rides became a favorite activity, and the two of them ballooned in every continent except Antarctica! Nancy had many other hobbies that she loved. After years of making baskets and needlepointed items, she put her heart into making quilts for her home and for family members. They will be an enduring legacy. Nancy is survived by son, J. Michael Satterwhite of Madison; daughter, Dana Bittner (Ed) of Madison; cousin, Mary Kay Reneau, of Independence, MO; sister-in-law, Kay (Satterwhite) Thomson, of Kansas City, MO; nephew W. Doug Thomson (Annette) of Kansas City, MO; niece Jennifer Thomson Strueby (Dave) of Maryville, MO; six grandchildren Jillian (Bittner) Huberty (Aaron) of Madison; Stephanie (Bittner) Walker (Blake) of Guilford; David Satterwhite (Laura Kinter) of Madison; Lee Satterwhite of Boston; Daniel Bittner (Carolyn) of West Haven; and Christine Bittner of Branford; and ten great-grandchildren, Samantha Gentile (13), Dominic Huberty (12), Gianna Huberty (11), Hugo Walker (10), Zachariah Bittner (8), Eliza Huberty (8), Maisie Walker (7), James "Jack" Huberty (5), Esme Walker (3), and Judah Huberty (1). In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the ASPCA.