Nancy C. Bruntz was welcomed into the arms of our Lord Jesus on May 11 after a nine-and-a-half year battle with cancer. Nancy was a lifetime resident of Kirkland and was born on Jan. 12, 1955. She graduated from Lake Washington High School in 1973 and attended Beauty College the following year.

Nancy was preceded in death by her father, Robert Waddell in 1978 and is survived by her loving husband, Jeff, her mother Jean, her brother, Thomas Waddell, her sisters, Jean Stuart and Barbara Waddell, niece Tamara Tissue, and her husband Dana, and their two children Makala and Ryan and stepson Mathias Bruntz.

Nancy loved her career as a hair stylist, first at The Odd Couple in Bellevue and for many years at Salon Pecoaro in Kirkland. Her co-workers and customers became family to her and were a blessing to her during her illness.

One of Nancy’s passions was quilting. She made beautiful quilts and generously gave them to family and friends.

Helping others was always of huge importance to Nancy. For many years she was an avid supporter of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission. Through the World Vision organization, Nancy and Jeff adopted a young lady, Alekao Watson, in Malawi Africa (Chingale Area Development Program)in November 2009, and have been supporting her and her family ever since.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, or World Vision, to continue the support of Alekao and her family.

A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. on May 30 at Northwest Community Church, located at 11715 North Creek Parkway South, No. 110 in Bothell.