Nancy Melanson

Nancy Ann Melanson (nee Reinhard), 78, of Riverside, died on April 20, 2024 at her home. Married on June 22, 1968, she was a special education teacher at Brook Park School for many years, a Eucharistic minister to the sick and a hospice volunteer with St. Thomas.

Nancy was the wife of the late Richard J.; the mother of Kristin (Jim) Burns and the late Brendan; the grandmother of Liam, Unna and Cecilee Burns; the sister of Eileen and Liz; and the sister-in-law of Barbara and Edward Melanson and Paula Shea. 

A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, May 11 at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road, Riverside at 10 a.m., followed by Mass at 11 a.m. 

The family respectfully requests no flowers. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Research Hospital or Advent Health-Foundation for St. Thomas Hospice.