Nancy Grace Chalker

Chalker, Nancy Grace of Madison, Connecticut died peacefully February 21, 2020. She survived her husband, the late Burton Raymond Chalker, Jr. She is survived by her daughter Karen Grace Healey (Chalker), son-in-law Christopher Devlin Healey, and granddaughters Kathleen Grace Healey and Shannon Marie Healey, who reside in Jamestown and Middletown Rhode Island. Born in New London, Connecticut on March 28, 1937, Nancy was the daughter of the late Grace Nightingale (McCall) and the late Burgess Nightingale. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Connecticut. She worked as an elementary school teacher prior to her retirement in both the Old Saybrook and Clinton Public School systems. In retirement, Nancy was very involved with the First Congregational Church of Madison, was a member of the AAUW, the Madison Garden Club and the Border Arts group, and participated with her husband with some of the Madison Lion’s Club activities. She also attended dinners with the Gourmet group and the Nine to Dine group. Throughout her life Nancy loved to travel. She explored several countries throughout Europe including Italy, where she visited her cousins, and Belgium, where she lived with a family for a week while on a singing exchange trip with the Shoreline Chorale. In addition, she traveled to the Canary Islands, the Panama Canal, many Caribbean Islands, and Canada. She also took multiple trips to many USA destinations including the Grand Canyon and Hawaii as two of the highlights. And she made it with her family on a trip to Bermuda, one of her favorite destinations, this past month as a last trip request once she knew of her illness. In her spare time Nancy loved to do anything by the water including swimming and boating or having a meal overlooking a water view. She loved nature, gardening, crafts, reading and writing. She wrote several of her own poems throughout the years including a book titled “A Carousel of Songs and Poems” that she used when teaching the children in her classroom. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 at the First Congregational Church in Madison, Connecticut at 10:30am. There will be a reception at the church hall following the service. Memorial contributions in her honor can be made to the First Congregational Church located at 26 Meeting House Lane, Madison, CT 06443.