Nancy L. Shumway

Nancy L Shumway of Bloomingdale, New York went home to be with her Savior and Lord, whom she loved and served from her youth, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

She passed peacefully at Mercy Living Center, Tupper Lake.

She was born to Arthur and Hilda (Johnson) Shene in Bloomingdale July 9, 1938. and grew up in Schenectady, graduating from Colonie Central High School. She married Rev. Daniel Shumway August 30, 1958. They lived in several places in New York before settling in Bloomingdale where they eventually retired.

Nancy was a housewife, a minister's wife, she taught piano lessons to many students for over 40 years, she was pianist/organist and taught Sunday school classes in each church they served and was an elementary teacher's aid in the Saranac Lake school district.

She loved to cook, bake, can and preserve the harvest from the garden.

Nancy was a superb seamstress and enjoyed crocheting for her family and missionary ministries.

Her devotion was to her Lord and family: husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and she was loved by them all.

She is survived by her husband Daniel of 68 years, her children D. Evan and his former wife Susan Shumway of Canton, Ohio, Rodney (Lisa) of Bloomingdale, New York, Esther (Mark) Murnane of East Syracuse, New York, and Keith (Leeann) of Wasilla, Alaska, her grandchildren D. Ryan (Emily), Ashley (Dale), Bradley (Danielle), Brittany (Josh), Luke, Emily, Brooklynn, Dawson, Erin and Kolby, six great grandchildren with another on the way, two sisters-in-law and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sisters Judith and Mary and her brother Philip.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. Calling hours will take place on Friday May 1, 2026 from 11:00AM to 1:00PM to be followed by a celebration of her life at 1:00PM, Rev. Brian Spangler officiating. Burial will take place in Union Cemetery in Vermontville.

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to God's Bible School and College Student Aid Fund, 1810 Young St, Cincinnati, Ohio 46202 or Ukraine Refugee Relief Fund, Barnabas Ministries, 21070 Meadow Road West, Lenoir City, TN 37772.

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