NANCY LIGGETT

May 16, 1943 - June 10, 2022

Nancy Eilerts Liggett, 79, passed away on June 10, 2022, in Louisville, Colo.

Nancy Anne Schroeder was the oldest child of Walter and Leora (Coleman) Schroeder. She was born May 16, 1943, in Fremont, MI. Nancy attended San Diego State University and graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1965.

Nancy married Douglas Eilerts in 1965. Nancy had children: Erik, Scott, and Allison. They settled in the Lake Hodges area of Escondido, CA in 1973, where Nancy lived for 25 years. In 1989, she started teaching full time at Vail Elementary School in Temecula, CA, where she taught fifth and second grades.

After her husband Doug passed away suddenly in 1996, Nancy lived briefly in Temecula, CA before moving to Ridgway, CO. She taught at Ridgway Elementary School from 2001 until her retirement in 2007. While in Ridgway, Nancy met Bill Liggett. They moved to Boulder, CO in 2011 and were married in 2013.

Nancy engaged continuously in artistic pursuits. Nancy was an avid reader and worked in retirement as a copy editor for several books. Nancy played the piano throughout her life and thoroughly enjoyed having her own vintage grand piano that she and Bill acquired after moving to Boulder. She also loved to create with her hands, dabbling in macrame, ceramics, stained glass, graphic arts, gardening, knitting and weaving. She stayed active throughout her retirement, enjoying skiing, biking, travel, and daily walks with Bill.

Nancy is survived by her husband Bill Liggett; her son Erik Eilerts; her son Scott Eilerts, his wife Jennie, and his children Garrett and Kathryn; her daughter Allison Shanks, her husband Jay, and her children Kai and Nikau; her stepson William Liggett; her stepdaughter Marlina Liggett, and her children Tacari and Tyrion; her brother Stanley Schroeder and his wife Susan; her sister Susan Eberhard; and her brother John Schroeder.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her name to the American Cancer Society, or to Second Chance Humane Society in Ridgway, CO.

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