In doing research for the Memorial Tribute for our APHS 1963 Reunion 60 reunion in May of 2023, I cam across the obituary for Nancy Spitalny from 2005.
MIdge Davis Simpson,
Chair, APHS 1963 Reunion 60 Committee
NANCY SPITALNY OBITUARY
Nancy Ellen Siegel, 50, of Ocean Township, died Monday, January 17, 2005. She was both a motorcycle enthusiast and a talented artist. Above all, she loved to spend time with her grandchildren.
Surviving are her husband of 30 years, Sheldon Siegel, a son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Karen Foderaro of Jackson; two daughters and a son-in-law, Karen and John Aria of West Long Branch and Allison Siegel of Ocean Township, a stepdaughter Deena Zimmerman and her husband, Earl of North Andover, Mass; two step sons, Michael Siegel and Terri Pawli of Boynton Beach, Fla, and Adam Siegel and his wife, Daren of Long Branch; seven grandchildren, Steven III, and Devin Foderaro, Joseph Aria, and Michael, Alexandria, Hillary, and Lydia Zimmerman, and all her cats.
Penelope Rabin (Fletcher)
Nancy and I were really, really good friends for about two years- sophmore and junior I think- and used to spend the nights at each other's houses. She lived in Elberon I think and both our parents knew we smoked long before other parents knew about it. We got in a lot of trouble together. Great friends, we were not good influences on each other! One time, I snuck vodka out of my dad's vodka bottle and filled it with water and we took the vodka to othe Mayfair Theater with a group of girls and I got really, really sick afterwards in the Rock-o-Plane. If you remember how small the cages were, you can imagine how mad they got at me!
Steven Foderaro
Nancy & I married young, after high school, moved to New York City for a few years. Worked with her father in a cosmetic company he owned while attending Queens College at night. Moved back to New Jersey & settling on Dwight Dr off Logan & Deal Rd. Divorced in 1973. Nancy remarried Sheldon Siegel & had a daughter, Aiiison in 1974 who recently married Chris Tallarico of Long Branch. Nancy passed away January 17 2005 & Sheldon died Dec 2011. My second wife, Donna, passed away in 1993 & I was left with a 10 & 7 1/2 yr old boys , a house & kids to handle along with a liquor store I purchased in 1989. So my time was pretty much occupied. But it all managed to work out. My older son has 3 children, my daughter Karen Aria with 2 children & my youngest son John recently married & Joseph is at home. I can still picture the first time I met Nancy in eight grade. What a beautiful girl. I was one of a selected few door monitors holding the doors open when recess & lunch was over & I spotted her immediately & continued seeing her through 9 & 10 grades until she moved to NYC. Reconnected with her after junior year & visited her in NYC then after high school we got serious & married in Jan 1964. Her parents did not appreciate it at the time but it worked out eventually with them.
Holly Huntington (Rock)
Steven, you and Nancy were a couple we knew would marry one day, when we were in school...you were the Foz of the bus ride to school ...so handsome...sounds like you ended up with quite a wonderful family. May Nance RIP.
Holly Huntington.
What I recall about Nancy was how pretty and adventurous she was.