Nancy Kertz

Obituary of Nancy Kertz NANCY CARBINO KERTZ, 76, of Fruitland Park, Florida, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. She was born September 19, 1934 in Westerly, Rhode Island. She graduated high school in Gardiner, Maine and received her nursing training in Portland, Maine. She worked as a nurse at the VA Hospital in Togus, Maine prior to marrying a Naval Officer, Jacob Kertz. With their two children, James and Lora, they lived throughout the United States and Japan. After Jake retired from the Navy, they lived for six years in New Hampshire where Nancy received a degree from New England College. The family moved to Florida in 1977 and Nancy changed her career to elementary education where she taught at Skeen Elementary and St. Paul's Catholic School for 29 years. She was named Lake County Teacher of the Year in 1992. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Ellen Cassidy and Judith Martin and her parents, James and Medeline(Dowell)Carbino. Nancy loved everyone especially the small children in her classes. She adored cats. She enjoyed traveling and visited most of the countries in East Asia and Europe. She is survived by her husband, Jacob D. Kertz of Fruitland Park, FL; son, James(Kelly)Kertz of Leesburg, FL; daughter, Lora Kertz of Hollywood, FL and many extended family and friends. A visitation will be held at Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg on Sunday, February 13, 2011 from 4:00 -6:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Leesburg on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 8:30 AM with Father John Giel Celebrant. A reception will follow the service in the Holy Family Room at St. Paul's. Interment will be at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Paul's Catholic School, 1330 Sunshine Ave., Leesburg, FL 34748. Visitation A visitation will be held at Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg on Sunday, February 13, 2011 from 4:00 -6:00 PM. Services A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Leesburg on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 8:30 AM with Father John Giel Celebrant. A reception will follow the service in the Holy Family Room at St. Paul's. Interment Interment will be at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL. Memorial Donations In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Paul's Catholic School, 1330 Sunshine Ave., Leesburg, FL 34748.

Nancy Kertz

September 19, 1934 - February 9, 2011