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Nancy Greta Hougard

Dec 14, 1932 – Nov 17, 2020

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A celebration of Nancy’s life will be held on Friday, November 27, 2020, 11:30am, at Grace Lutheran Church, 3700 Washington Avenue, with Rev. Brian Crane and Rev. Don Hougard officiating.  Visitation will be from 9:30am until the time of the service.  Please visit the Grace Lutheran Church Facebook page on Friday to view the live event.  Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park.

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Nancy Greta Hougard, 87, received the promise of eternal life after passing away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.  She was born in Racine on December 14, 1932, daughter of the late Joseph and Linda (Née: Gildemeister) Konicek.

Nancy was married to the love of her life, Gerald “Jerry” Hougard, on April 26, 1951. Jerry preceded her in death on December 28, 2003.

Together with her husband, they owned and operated Jerry Hougard Mobil Service Stations and Hougard Auto Parts, Inc. for which Nancy was VP and bookkeeper extraordinaire. Nancy enjoyed Sunday family breakfasts and dining out at her favorite restaurants.  She also enjoyed knitting, cross stitch, playing cards with family and friends, hours of word search games, watching GSN, playing many fun-filled and competitive games of UNO, trips to the casino and dog track.

As a young girl she enjoyed swimming, cheerleading and fencing and later on bowling and family volleyball games on the driveway. She was an avid sports fan and you would be sure to see her attending sporting events of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren as often as possible.  Making Christmas cutout cookies and family vacations were very important to her and the family cherishes all of these memories and time spent with her.

Nancy left the world a better place by loving others to the fullest and leaving us with her contagious laugh, infectious smile and is remembered fondly by all that have met her. Above all her happiest times were those spent with family and she always went above and beyond to put family first.

Nancy leaves to cherish her memory, her children, Cheryl (Ricky) Stenzel, Bonny Hougard, Debby (Robert) Cooper; 9 grandchildren, Amy (Greg), Jason (Jaime), Rachel, Dawn (Andrew), Jennifer (Robert), Karen, Tiffany, Tyler and Jonathan; 7 great-grandchildren, Cody, Sydney, Ayla, Chase, Ava, Caelab and Emma; sister, Suzanne Brown; brother, Joel (Judi) Konicek; other relatives and dear friends too numerous to mention by name.

In addition to her parents and husband, Nancy is preceded in death by her son, Roger Hougard; brother, Ronald (Honey) Konicek; brother-in-law, Joe Brown; close aunts, Verna Gildemeister, Dorothy Konicek, Ella Hoffman, and Irma Kozumplik.

A celebration of Nancy’s life will be held on Friday, November 27, 2020, 11:30am, at Grace Lutheran Church, 3700 Washington Avenue, with Rev. Brian Crane and Rev. Don Hougard officiating.  Visitation will be from 9:30am until the time of the service.  Please visit the Grace Lutheran Church Facebook page on Friday to view the live event.  Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park.  The family has suggested memorials to Racine Lutheran High School.

Special thanks to her beautician and friend Joan of 38 years and to her caregivers Tina, Alma, Muriel, Mo and Brenda. 

In memory of Mom, please remember to show one random act of kindness every day to honor her love for life.

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  1. Al & Karen Kroll says

    November 22, 2020 at 7:48 am

    Our thoughts are with the family on Nancy’s passing. She was the last of the original Canterbury moms.

  2. Denise Gibson says

    November 22, 2020 at 10:46 am

    Grandma Hougard was always part of my childhood even though I wasn’t a Hougard. Her kids were my aunts and they all treated me like family. She will be missed

  3. Pam (Visser) Sinclair says

    November 23, 2020 at 8:15 am

    Lots of memories over at the Hougard house when I was younger. I am so sorry to see the news of your moms passing. My sincere thoughts and prayers as you all go through this time.. Gods Blessings….

  4. Lori Schuster (Woods) says

    November 23, 2020 at 10:07 am

    So many great memories of Canterbury Lane gang and going up north to Shawano. Your Mom made those memories some of the best times of my childhood. We will never forget her. God Bless!

  5. Anonymous says

    November 23, 2020 at 6:11 pm

    So sorry Bonnie to see of your Moms passing!
    Our Sympathy to you.
    Donna and Marlan Vosberg

  6. Pamy Singh says

    November 26, 2020 at 1:02 pm

    Tiffany and family so sorry for your loss. My prayers and thoughts are with each and everyone.

  7. Debby Cooper (Hougard) says

    November 27, 2020 at 7:22 am

    Thank you for the kind wordd about my mom. She will surely be missed

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I would like to thank Bob and the entire staff for helping me through a very difficult situation. Having lost my mother and having to plan her services was very hard but Bob helped me every step of the way. And the service was beautiful. Thanks again for everything.

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