Nancy Lawson

September 1, 1940 - January 5, 2021

Nancy  Lawson, beloved wife, mother, nan, gram, sister, of  West Penn Twp. Tamaqua, Pennsylvania passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, as a guest of Schuylkill Center Genisis Elder Care, Pottsville at 80 years of age. Born Sunday, September 1, 1940 in Grier City, Pennsylvania the daughter of the late Lester and Isabel (Klemchusky) Houser.  She was also predeceased by her sisters, Margaret Kimmel, Marie Nunemacher, Shirley Frey. Surviving are; husband of 60 years, Joseph M. Lawson; daughters,  Margaret "Peg" Miller wife of  Darryl of Andreas,  Melissa Lawson of New Ringgold;  sons, Joseph M. Lawson and his wife Marla of Tamaqua, Jeffery Lawson and his wife Gerri of Tamaqua, Jeremy Lawson of Tamaqua;  brothers, Robert Houser of Florida, Lawrence Houser wife Sue of Delaware; grandchildren, Ashley Kovatch and her husband John,  Lawson Miller and his wife Katie, Elena Lawson and her partner Ashley Corson, Amber Lawson and her husband Cory, Ashley Fortin and her husband Keith, Emily Lawson, Megane Lawson; great grandchildren, John Joseph Kovatch V., Miller Kovatch, Madison Fortin, Liam Fortin, Logan Fortin, Kyrie Lawson, Kolt Miller, Joey Conahan.  Many nieces and nephews also survive Nancy. A 1958 graduate of Tamaqua High School, Nancy was a longtime member of the former SS. Peter & Paul R.C.C. of Tamaqua, now St. John XXIII.  Nancy was a member of the Rosary Society of SS. Peter & Paul, and served two terms as Secretary of the former St. Jerome Catholic Women's Education Association. Nancy was an avid reader, and enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Robert S. Nester Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 2066 West Penn Pike New Ringgold, Pennsylvania 17960. (570) 386-5884 A Private Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated with interment in SS. Peter & Paul R.C.C. Cemetery Owl Creek. Memorials in her name may be made to: Tamaqua Public Library 30 South Railroad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252 or Tamaqua / Carbon American Cancer Society 33 West Ridge street Lansford, Pennsylvania 18232 Condolences or a fond memory of Nancy can be expressed by visiting www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com