Nancy Schaeffer

Mystic — Nancy (Gray) Schaeffer, of Mystic, died peacefully Tuesday, July 10, 2018. She was 84.

Nancy lived most of her childhood in Riverside. She was the daughter of Hiram Ligget Gray and Grace (Freeman) Gray. She received her bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Mount Holyoke College, and occupational therapy training from Columbia University. In 1958, she married Alan Pollock Schaeffer, also of Riverside. They raised two sons in Old Greenwich. Nancy enjoyed a long and rewarding career as an occupational therapist, and worked with brain-injured patients at Norwich State Hospital.

Nancy and Alan were passionate about sailing. With sons launched, they embarked on the grand adventure of living aboard their 38-foot sailboat for five years. In 1985, they sailed their home to Mystic, then moved ashore.

Nancy was very faith-filled and prayerful. She was highly involved with Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church, The Lydia Prayer Fellowship, and St. Patrick Church.

Nancy is survived by two sons, Alan of Mystic, and Peter of Quincy, Fla., five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and her older brother William O. Gray of Norwalk.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 20, at St. Patrick Church in Mystic. Relatives and friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of service at Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl St., Mystic. Interment will follow the Mass in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic. A reception will follow at Mystic Seaport Museum.

Donations in her name may be made to Community Meal Center, Inc., 12 Montauk Ave., P.O. Box 945, New London, CT 06320 (www.nlcommunitymealcenter.org) or to CareNet Pregnancy Resource Center, 492 Montauk Ave, New London, CT 06320 (www. carenetsect.org).