Obituaries
December 24, 2021

Nancy J. Clingenpeel – Vanderbilt

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Nancy J. Clingenpeel, 85, of Vanderbilt, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. Born in Sunnyside on July 14, 1936, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Stella Imogene Econovich Hempfield. Nancy was a homemaker and loved being with her family. She is survived by her children, Carl R. (Mary) Clingenpeel Jr. of Monessen, Cheryl L. Togni of Vanderbilt, John (Jackie) Clingenpeel of Fresno, Calif., Luann Balentine and Herb of Republic, and Joyce (Richard) Mayernik of Monessen; 12 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Karen Backus of Monongahela, and Kathy (Tom) Cameron of New Eagle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl R. Clingenpeel Sr.; and grandsons, Mark Balentine, Ernesto Dacules and Alexander Clingenpeel. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with Pastor Sandra E. Fitzgibbons officiating. Interment will follow in LaFayette Memorial Park.

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