Graveside services for Nancy Ruth Burkhart, 80, of Gaithersburg, Md., will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Woodward Cemetery.
Nancy died Dec. 6, 2017, in Rockville, Md.
She was born in Ames, Iowa, March 30, 1937, to Ernest Wallace and Ruth Ramey Wallace.
GShe gaduated from Ames High School in 1955 and from Iowa State Teachers College, now the University of Northenr Iowa, in Cedar Falls in January 1960 with a major in speech (drama). She was particularly involved in journalism and drama in high school and college.
Nancy married Roger L. Burkhart of Woodward on June 12, 1960, in Ames. The couple was blessed with two children, Bryce and Sharon.
Nancy held a wide range of work positions, including teacher, newspaper reporter and support staff positions at a variety of business and agencies. Her final career was as a freelance editor and proof reader for companies all over greater Washington.
Nancy was a lifelong creative writer. She wrote poetry, short stories and non-fiction articles. She corresponded with many people around the U.S. and the world.
She was active for more than 50 years with her Ames High class of 1955, a class that has held both reunions and five-year birthday parties through age 80. She initiated the production of five personal information booklets for her class.
She and her husband joined the Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church in 1973 and wrote church histories published in 1989, 2004 and 2014. Nancy also sang in the Praise Team and was an elder.
She liked to travel and read. She collected many books dealing with the U.S. Presidents. She and her husband visited all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, and a dozen European countries.
She is survived by her husband, Roger Burkhart; son, Bryce of Cary, N.C.; daughter, Sharon (Mike) Sterbis of Missoula, Mont.; grandchildren, Piers Burkhart (Lindy Jackson) and Emily, Sabrina and Max Sterbis; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her parents; brother, Keith; and niece, Linda Clifton, preceded her in death.
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of arrangements.
