Nancy C. (Conover) Anderson

Nancy Conover Anderson passed away Monday, August 15, 2022 at Pickering Manor Home in Newtown.  She was 99.

Born in 1923 in Lambertville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Emily Fox Conover.  Nancy moved to Lower Makefield at the age of one and resided there until 1988.  Nancy spent her last 21 years at Attleboro Retirement Village.  A graduate of Morrisville High School, Mrs. Anderson worked most of her adult life for Bell Atlantic.

A longtime member of the Morrisville Presbyterian Church, Nancy was honored last year for her 75 years of service.  She was a member of many organizations within the church and in the community including the “Ruth” Circle, the Presbyterian Women, Historic Morrisville Society, Bell Telephone “Pioneers,” her quilting group, and the Attleboro Drama Club where she was one of their stars.  She also enjoyed baking and was an avid reader.  Nancy and her husband traveled extensively in the United States and abroad and while in her eighties, she traveled twice to Africa.

In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Burtis A. Anderson, as well as her two brothers, Robert, and David Conover.  She is survived by her three sons, David Anderson (Janet) of Reading, Pa., Roger Anderson (Nancy) of Newtown, and John Mark Anderson (Sherry) of Centerville, Ohio; five grandchildren, Nancy Lynn Anderson Seccia, Julie Anderson, John Anderson (Sarah), Shelley Hutchinson (Robert), and Melissa Anderson Schinell (Evan).  She is also survived by twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and nieces, Christine, Elizabeth, Emily, Carol, Phyllis, and Sybil; and nephews, Robert and William.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Nancy’s life on Saturday, October 1 ^st at 2:00 PM at the Morrisville Presbyterian Church, 771 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Morrisville, PA.  Pastor Rachel Rhodes will officiate.  Friends may call on Saturday from 12:00 noon until the time of the service in the church lounge of the Morrisville Presbyterian Church.

Memorial contributions may be made in Nancy’s memory to Morrisville Presbyterian Church, 771 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19067, and Pickering Manor, 226 N. Lincoln Avenue, Newtown, PA 18940.

The family would like to thank her loving church family as well as the staff and friends at Attleboro Village and Pickering Manor.