IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Nancy Mettler
Sweeney
May 22, 1931 – June 17, 2017
Nancy Mettler Sweeney, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in Bluffton, SC. Born in New Haven, CT , to the late Rollin and Helen Mettler, Nancy was a lifelong resident of Hamden, CT before recently moving to South Carolina. She was a graduate of Bradford Junior College and attended Mary C. Wheeler Prep School. Nancy worked as store manager for many years at Lady Olga's Lingerie in Hamden, CT where she truly enjoyed helping and caring for all her customers. She also loved hosting Sunday dinners for her family, knitting, crossword puzzles and playing cards, but her true joy in life was her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Nancy was truly a loving, caring and giving woman who was always there for her family and friends in time of need. She is survived by her children, daughters Debra Mailloux, Kathryn Murphy, Lynn Coughlin, and Patty Carey, and her son, James U. Sweeney, III (Imelda Doran); a brother, Jack Mettler; nine grandchildren, Bobby and Karen Murphy, Michael, Dana, and Michelle Coughlin, Sean and James Carey, Meghan Koutros (Justin) and Amanda Sweeney. Also survived by 4 great grandchildren; Kali, Jude, Clayton, and Theo. Nancy was predeceased by her brother Rollin Mettler Jr., sons-in-law, Lee Mailloux and James Murphy and her former husband James U. Sweeney, Jr.
Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial gathering in honor of Nancy on Monday, July 10, 2017, from 9 to 11 AM, at Hawley Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 493 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT. Inurnment will be immediately following at Beaverdale Cemetery, 90 Pine Rock Ave, New Haven, CT. To sign the online guestbook please visit hawleylincolnmemorial.com.
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