Nancy Waterman Adams

Nancy Adams, “Nana”, 87, died Sunday, June 23, 2024, after a lengthy illness. Her final days were spent surrounded by her loving family and a host of friends. She was born Nancy Hope Waterman of Springfield, Massachusetts in August 1936 to the late Mary Margaret and Henry (Hank) Waterman. When she was young, her family settled in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in a small rural farming community. In 1957 she graduated from the prestigious St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The same year she was married to her first husband Henry Siegrist Jr. (Galt), and eventually they relocated to Maryland to raise their four girls in Bowie. In 1979 she remarried and at the time of her death had recently celebrated 45 loving years of marriage with her husband Jerry R. Adams. Our Nana was an accomplished artist and loved creating beautiful things. She loved music, and she passed this passion to her “girls”. Her greatest joy was her family, but the thing she was most proud of was being a nurse and helping others. She was a Labor and Delivery nurse, and thousands of babies were brought into this world, and their mothers cared for, in her 40+ years of nursing. Her life was dedicated to women and children’s health care, and especially for those who were less fortunate. She retired from PG Hospital in the late 90’s, after which she concentrated on advocating for young mothers and children in the Annapolis area, ensuring that they had access to good medical care. She was very active with friends and in her church Unity Center of Light, where she sang in the choir and embraced the chance to find support and comfort in her Spiritual health. Nancy is survived by her loving husband Jerry, her sister Sally (Carl) and her seven daughters: Meg (Vernon), Amy (Mike), Karen (Mickey), Laura (John), Betsy (Don), Joyce (James) and Lottie (Joe). She also leaves to cherish her memory eleven grandchildren: Laura (Aaron), Donald, Maria, Sarah, Bailey (Brien), Francis, Thomas (Erin), Jake (Sidney), Anna, Eric and Nikki, one great-grandson (Isaac), and countless nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her beloved grandsons, Michael and Henry (Hank). A Celebration of Life will be held on October 26th, 2024, at 11:00 AM, with lunch and fellowship to follow: Unity By the Bay 4 Pointless Forest Trail, Annapolis, MD 21409 (410) 544-7990 Her burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider donating to the following: Hospice of the Chesapeake https://www.hospicechesapeake.org Or Not My Child Queen Anne County https://notmychildinc.org

Nancy Waterman Adams

August 20, 1936 - June 23, 2024