Nancy Marie Pieper

PIEPER, Nancy M. Of Portage Went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence after a 17 year battle with Carcinoid Cancer. Nancy was born December 9, 1956 in Grand Haven, MI, a daughter of Richard and Jean Cislewicz Johnson. She was a graduate of Western Michigan University and was employed for several years as an interior designer for DeKorne Ethan Allen and later worked at the Hallmark Store. Nancy was an active member of the Portage First United Methodist Church where she served as a Trustee was a Kid's Hope Mentor and a member of the Women's Bible Study. She was also active with the Community Bible Study and the Bible Study Fellowship. Nancy enjoyed crafts, collectibles, sewing and hummingbirds. She was preceded in death by her mother Jean Johnson and by a sister Laura Broersma. On June 15, 1985, she was married to James A. Pieper, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter Amy E. Pieper of Portage; her father Richard Johnson of Muskegon; 2 brothers, George Char Johnson and Kenneth Cassie Johnson, all of Muskegon; sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, Maureen Mark Fitzgerald of Ann Arbor, Richard Laura Pieper of Mason, OH, Carol Mark Troutman of North Carolina and Marcia Grennan of Portage; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11:00 o'clock on Thursday at the Portage First United Methodist Church, 8740 S. Westnedge Ave. with Pastor Greg Wood officiating. Private interment in Lake Forest Cemetery in Grand Haven, MI. Friends may meet the family on Wednesday from 2-4 & 6-8 pm at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th St. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, contributions in Nancy's memory be made to the American Cancer Society.