Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, & Great-Grandmother 82 passed away peacefully on April 5, 2020 from complications related to Dementia.
Born Feb 27, 1938 to Gilbert E. Bridge & Sarah E. Bridge in Salt Lake City Utah. They also had 3 other daughters Jean (Walt) Bird, Beverly (Clarence) Vincent, & Gloria (Richard) Luebbe.
After graduating West High School she went to work at the Utah State Capitol in the finance department. She married Jerry C. Shurtleff & had a son Randy Shurtleff (girlfriend Susan Warden) & a daughter Monique Niki Shurtleff; they later divorced after 21 years.
Nancy was an excellent seamstress she started working at Penman Playground Equip and became the manager of the seamstresses. After which she was promoted to office manager. She married Patrick D. Penman in 1979 who had 2 daughters ; Ann K. Penman (Oswaldo “Tony” A. Lemus) & Debra L. Penman from his former marriage to Carol A. McEntire Penman.
They spent 40 years working, vacationing, & retired together.
She had a great love for knitting & crocheting instilled by her grandmother who taught her at an early age & made everything. Everywhere she went she always had a small bag that had yarn & either knitting needles or a crochet hook. She made so many items for the family & friends that we will all treasure forever. She even made enough quail potholders & sold them to buy a cover for their truck bed.
After Pat & Nancy retired they spent the winter months in Lake Havasu City, Arizona where they had many friends & enjoyed many card games, Bingo, & other fun activities as “Snowbirds”. She loved teaching her crafts to others & playing card games with family & friends.
She loved her Grandchildren & Great-Grandchild:
From Son Randy (Lori) April (1 Great - grandson), Chris, & Heather.
From daughter Ann (Tony) (2 Step - grandchildren), Sophia and Gabriel.
From Randy’s best friend Bill Davis (Sherrie) (who always called Nancy “Mom”) 2 girls Carlie and Anna who she also embraced like grandchildren.
She had many Nieces & Nephews who she will miss seeing.
Preceded in death by her parents:
Gilbert E. Bridge
Sarah E. Tullgren Bridge
Jean E. Bird (sister)
The family would like to thank Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Dr. Scholl, Dr. Perez & Dr. Ahluwalia, Rocky Mountain Hospice, & Larkin Mortuary for the care she received & the support for our family.
I loved my wife very much, & she was taken away too soon. She said "We always looked out for each other".
We enjoyed all the vacations we went on & just spending time just talking with each other. Everything we did was "together" and it made our lives as 1. I cannot put into words how much I miss her everyday.
Love, Pat
This is my mom I have no regrets I always told her I loved her and she told me she loved me back I always tried to do what she said but it didn't always work out that way I did everything I could to help my mother when I could. She always told me she was proud of me and what I've become. And I was always proud to say she was my mother my mom my best friend my teacher who taught me how to sew and cook. So I would never be naked and never be hungry . And how to live my life properly and discipline me when I needed it. Discipline was never a bad thing more kids needed today than ever . It was an honor being your son mom may God take care of you and keep you.
Nancy was not my mom but if I had to pick a second mom she'd be my pick. Nancy Mom my honey's mom was full of spit and vinegar . We had so much fun. I have so many great memories of this beautiful talented lady. Love you Mom Nancy I know your Crocketting for all the angel fly high with your golden wings. Love Susan
She was three years older but we did some things together, she was a good sister. When we both got married we also did things together as couples and had a good time.💖
I met Nancy when I moved into the house next door to her. . . We became really close friends and made time to meet for lunch, visit over the back fence regularly, crocheted together... and do on. Randy was little and Niki had not yet made an appearance. When she did arrive. I was so pleased when Nancy asked me to take care of her her while Nancy snd Niki’s Dad went to the office Christmas party. I called Niki “the little girl I never had.” Nancy was proud of both her children and loved them dearly.
We stayed in touch by phone and then by email after I relocated to California... We met several times in different places for mini vacations together. I think we had Ost to thank fir making those arrangements. I never knew another husband- wife team who worked as well together as Nancy and Pat. When he says they did everything together, he was not kidding!! I will always cherish the friendship we shared, and I’m so glad that our paths crossed. May she rest in peace knowing how much we all love her.
Our Dad lost his partner and best friend, she passed peacefully in her sleep. For more than 40 years they were inseparable. Their heats beat together as one. The world lost a truly great lady. Mom was one of the most kind, wise, talented, courageous and fun loving spirits to have graced this earth. I am grateful for the happiness she brought to all our lives. We are blessed for the unity of their love, it created a family that will never be separated. The day Pat and Nancy married; was truly magical for best friends became bother and sisters we are bound together ensuring will never be separated. She will be deeply missed. I am especially thankful for she taught me how to cook, clean, sew and crochet. When I visited them in Lake Havasu a couple years ago, she even tried to teach me how to knit. I always got a kick out of how she always read what you were posting on Facebook but she hardly ever posted anything herself. I will always remember her quips, like: "I'm the meanest mom on the block, and your darn proud of it." or "What do you think this is your birthday" which of course we only hear on our birthday. She was always looking out for us kids. I know she is looking over us still. I love you and I miss you, Mom your daughter "Annabelle"❤️
