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Nancy Breitsprecher

May 27, 1936 — January 11, 2017

Nancy Diane Breitsprecher, 80, Former Lieutenant with the Westport Police Department, died Wednesday afternoon, January 11, 2017 at Riverside Place in Hoquiam, Washington.

Nancy was born in Pasco, WA to Russell and Dorothy (Behrman) Webber.

She married John Breitsprecher on June 7, 1965 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and they moved to Westport. In 1969, Nancy joined the Westport Police Dept. and worked there for 16 years. She retired in 1985.

She was a charter member of the Westport Volunteer Ambulance Service. During the 1970's Nancy was a active member of the National Organization for Women (NOW), she was a leader in the movement for women's rights. She enjoyed gardening, traveling and reading, after retiring her and John spent many winters in Arizona. Her greatest accomplishment was her children and getting to spend time with her grandchildren.

Nancy is survived by her husband of 51 years, John Breitsprecher of Westport; two sons: Galen (Elvira) Freed of Redmond, WA and Dennis (Cathie) Freed of Spokane, WA; daughters: Bonnie (Mike) Nelson of Pasco, WA, Terrie ( ) Lewis of Klamath Falls, OR, Tracy (Ron) Andersen of Aberdeen and Dana Breitsprecher of Ocosta; a brother, Eugene Webber of Pasco, WA; sisters: Betty, Judy, Cherry and Candace; Twenty grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

There will be a time of visitation and viewing on Thursday, January 19th from 9 am to 5 pm in Fern Hill Funeral Home, Aberdeen, WA. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 20th at 1 PM in Fern Hill Funeral Home’s Chapel, with burial to follow in Fern Hill Cemetery.

A message of condolence or of a memory can be sent to the family at www.fernhillfuneral.com

Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, WA. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Nancy Breitsprecher, please visit our flower store.

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