The Lake Superior Art Association would like to respectfully acknowledge the passing of Nancy Vanerka. Nancy as a member of the LSAA serving as Publicity Chair. She was the editor of the Kiosk and our previous website.
Nancy Lynne Vanerka, age 55, of Chocolay Township, MI, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at home, in the loving and comforting care of her family and UP Home Health and Hospice.
Born August 7, 1967, in LaGrange, Illinois, a daughter of Douglas Fred and Dorothy Jean (Splinter) Vanerka, Nancy was raised in Hinsdale and Oak Brook, Illinois. She graduated from Hinsdale Central High School and continued her education at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art and Psychology and later her MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Nancy had been a Marquette area resident for the past ten years.
Nancy s hobbies and special interests included art, especially prophetic painting of people, singing and playing praise songs, supporting and going on mission trips, and mentoring younger women.
Nancy was a member of the P.E.O., SAI, and Lake Superior Art Association. Nancy worked with the Lake Superior Art Association as publicity chair.
