Nancy L. Seibel, age 78, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI after a brief illness. Nancy was born on February 12, 1938 in Fox Lake, WI to Clifford and Myrtle (Wichman) Dykstra. She married the love of her life, Harold J. Seibel on March 15, 1956 in Fox Lake.
Nancy loved spending time with family; especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed going to car shows with her husband, showing off her 1958 Chevy Bel-Air, and playing SkipBo. While raising five children, she traveled coast to coast with her husband from base to base in the Air Force, and especially loved the time they spent in Okinawa, Japan. She loved gardening, canning, and sewing while raising their children. Her dog Chance held a special place in her heart and was her constant companion this past year.
Nancy is survived by three sons, Kenneth of Columbus, Terry of Columbus, Rick (Lynn) of Beaver Dam, two daughters, Gail (Erwin) VanBuren of Waupun, and Tonya (Sean) Horner of Juneau, ten grandchildren, Samantha Seibel, Barry and Brenda VanBuren, Aimee Weismann, Nathan and Sarah Seibel, Alex, Andrew, Riley, and Codey Horner, four great granddaughters, Nancy VanBuren and Alyvia Tennies, Krystal and Augustine Zastrow, three great-great grandchildren, three brothers, Robert (Joann), Clifford (Nancy), and Richard (Olive), six sisters, Dorothy Kolb, Donna (Jesse) Skinner, Mary Cummins, Diane (Steven) Shaker, Darlene Biermann, and Cheryl (Orin) Pendleton, sister-in-law Bernice Dykstra, brother-in-law, Frank (Alexis) Seibel, sister-in-law Kay Seibel and her sweet dog Chance.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Harold in 2014, grandson Christopher VanBuren in 2009, brother Donald in 1993, seven brothers-in-law, and one sister-in-law.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Jensen Funeral Home & Cremation in Columbus with Rev. Terry Larson of First Lutheran Church in Beaver Dam officiating. Interment was in Hillside Cemetery in Columbus.
Visitation was from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Friday at Jensen Funeral & Cremation, Columbus and from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of service at the funeral home on Saturday.