Nancy Woolery

Nancy Woolery
September 13, 1949 - December 20, 2009
Homestead, Iowa
Visitation: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm December 22, 2009 at St. John Lutheran Church Homestead
Funeral Service: 10:30 am December 23, 2009 at St. John Lutheran Church Homestead
Interment: 10:00 am December 24, 2009 at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery Wine Hill, IL
Homestead-Nancy Elaine Matzat was born September 13, 1949 in La Porte, Indiana, the daughter of Ewald and Flora (Kothe) Matzat. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in North Judson, Indiana. Nancy graduated from St. Peter's Lutheran School in 1963 and North Judson High School in 1967. She graduated from Concordia College in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1969 and from Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska in 1971. Nancy was united in marriage to Wayne N. Woolery on July 15, 1972 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in North Judson. Nancy had many vocations during her life. She taught in Lutheran Schools in Michigan, New York, Texas, Illinois and Indiana. She managed the food-bank at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was a 4-H Leader and worked for the Illinois Extension, was a substitute teacher in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, taught ESL at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel and for the last eight years was a Library Assistant at the Amana Public Library. Nancy was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church near Homestead, Ladies Aide, LWML, church organist, choir director, band instructor and an instrumentalist and singer in church and community groups. Nancy loved to read, cook, bake, sew, garden and do things for her children and grandchildren. Nancy died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha at the age of 60 years. She is survived by her husband Wayne of Homestead; six children: Michael (Jennifer) Woolery of Winnebago, IL, Karen (Brian) Garkie of Cottage Hills, IL, Nathan (Ruth) Woolery of Cameron, MO, Stephen (Pam) Woolery of Greenfield, IA, Phillip Woolery (fiancé Maria) of West Lafayette, IN and Rachel Woolery of St. Louis, MO; nine grandchildren; her parents: Ewald and Flora Matzat of North Judson, IN; four brothers and sisters: Dolores Matzat of Colorado Springs, CO, Eugene (Linda) Matzat of Walkerton, IN, Paul (Barb) Matzat of Greenwood, IN and Annette (Jerry) Zeller of North Judson, IN. Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 am Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at St. John's Lutheran Church near Homestead, Iowa. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at the church. Burial will be 10:00 am Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Wine Hill, IL. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service are caring for Nancy's family and her services. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to St. John Lutheran Church near Homestead. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.