Nan Ellen Tracy (1945-2018)

TRACY, MYATT, CRAWFORD

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/5/2018 at 15:14:16

Nan Ellen Tracy, 73, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at her home in Maquoketa, Iowa.

A private graveside service and burial will be held at the Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa. There is no public visitation. Cremation rites will be accorded. The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is caring for the family.

Nan Ellen Tracy was born on June 4, 1945 in Miami, Florida, to Glen T. and Joan (Myatt) Crawford. She was a 1963 graduate of Maquoketa High School and then attended business school in Davenport, Iowa. She married Darryl Tracy in February of 1981 in Dubuque, Iowa. He preceded her in death on August 8, 2001.

She had worked as a co-manager of a John Deere outlet in the Fort Collins, Colorado area, and later worked at the United States Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Lastly she worked at the Maquoketa Sentinel Press newspaper in Maquoketa for many years, retiring in 2016.

Nan was a big sports fan. She loved the Cubs, Iowa Hawkeyes and most of all the Denver Broncos. She enjoyed playing the piano, spending time with family, and caring for her beloved cats over the years.

Those left to honor her memory include her son, Ryan (Jennifer) Tracy of Maquoketa, IA; 3 grandchildren, Colin, Cameron and Liam; her parents, Glen and Joan Crawford of Maquoketa, IA; and brother David (Pam) Crawford of Maquoketa, IA. She was preceded in death by her grandparents.