Nancy Kathleen Urbanczyk, 64,of Farmington Hills passed away on November 8, 2017 in West Bloomfield, MI.

Nancy was born in Detroit, MI to Ksenia and Wasyl Bzdel on January 18, 1953. A graduate of St. Andrew's high school in 1971, she went on to earn a degree in education from the University of Michigan and taught 2nd grade in the Catholic school system for 38 years impacting many young minds with her kind and gentle way. Throughout her life, Nancy enjoyed baking, reading, attending church, pursuing creative endeavors and traveling with her family. In her short retirement of 3 years, she loved spending time with her husband and their 3 dogs, Beau, Noelle and Clancy as well as traveling to visit her son and daughter-in-law in Boston and her daughter in Denver. Retirement also gave her the opportunity to enjoy plenty of walks on the beach in Florida, long drives through northern Michigan, estate sales, manicures and creating handmade care packages to send to her grand-dogs. She was kind to everyone she met and "in a world where you can be anything, be kind", Nancy was doing things right.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Wasyl and Ksenia and is survived by her husband of 40 years, John, her son Nicholas and her daughter Jacqueline.

The family will be accepting friends at Thayer Rock Funeral Home in Farmington on November 12 from 3 to 9 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. and November 13, 2017 from 3 to 9 p.m. with a Panachyda service at 7 p.m. Mass in honor of Nancy will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows in Farmington on Tuesday November 14 at 11 a.m. (10:30 in state) with burial following at St. Hedwig's Cemetery. Reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Michigan Humane Society at 7887 Chrysler Service Dr. #100, Detroit, MI 48211 or on their website at www.michiganhumane.org