Nacy Crockerr Stewart

February 20, 2022

Nancy Crocker Stewart, age 87, formerly of Yarmouthport, MA, passed away Sunday, February 20th at her home in Caleb Hitchcock at the Duncaster Retirement Community in Bloomfield, CT. She is preceded in death by her former husband, Donald Stewart, her brother, William Crocker and her parents Alvah and Nancy Crocker. She is survived by her brother and his wife, Alvah and Nancy Crocker, her four children and their spouses Donald and Elizabeth Stewart, Katharine Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Eliza and David Stewart-MacDougall, as well as her grandchildren, Martha Stewart, Seairra Parizo-Kellerman and husband Jarrett Parizo-Kellerman, Tobias Stewart, Alder & Rowan MacDougall, Alexis Stewart. Shaye Eriksen, Luke Eriksen. Nancy spent her youth with her two brothers growing up on numerous naval bases. She married her husband Donald in 1957 and they settled in West Hartford, CT. There she raised her four children. She was an active mom volunteering at all their schools and was always looking for ways to engage her children. She was a dedicated volunteer for the Hartford Hospital and the American Cancer Society. She had a green thumb and loved belonging to the Connecticut Valley Garden Club. Nancy was a member of the Hartford Golf Club where she was an accomplished golfer with a natural swing and the perfect touch on the greens. She often spent winter weekends with her family and friends gracefully skiing the slopes of Stratton Mountain, VT. As her children got older she obtained her real estate license and was a successful real estate agent with the T.R. Preston Real Estate Agency. Nancy always loved Cape Cod and In 1986 she moved to Yarmouthport, MA where she spent the next 29 years. She continued her real estate career with the Marchildon Real Estate Agency while creating a home for her children and their families to come visit. She adored the Cape and spent hours walking her Scotties and Labs on the bayside marshes and beaches. She could never have enough friends. While maintaining lifelong friendships she also made new ones by being a member of a local croquet club as well as the Cape Cod Salties Sportfishing Club and a group dedicated to rug hooking. Nancy continued to feed her passion for golf as a longtime member of the Hyannisport Club. Some of her favorite times were spent having dinner surrounded by her children and grandchildren on the porch of that club watching the sunset over the marshes. Nancy was a wonderful mom, a loving grandmother, and a terrific and loyal friend. She was a woman of grace and dignity with a wonderful sense of humor. She will be missed by all. The Stewart family wishes to thank the professionals and all the staff of The Duncaster Retirement Community. Especially the Caleb Hitchcock team who gave her comfort and care in the last years of her life. Nancy Stewart’s memorial service will be held at Saint Andrew’s Church in Hyannisport on May 14, 2022 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Nancy C. Stewart’s name to: World Wildlife Federation 1250 24th St., NW Washington, DC 20037 www.worldwildlife.org