Nancy Louise Kauffman

November 3, 2020

We lost a wonderful woman on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020. Beloved grandmother, wife, mother, daughter, sibling and friend, Nancy Louise Kauffman lost her battle with cancer. We will always remember her tireless love, selflessness and nurturing spirit. Nancy lived a full and adventurous life. Nancy was born on October 4, 1951 to Richard and Arlys Drexel of Collbran, Colorado. Nancy grew up on the Western Slope of Colorado and graduated from Plateau Valley High School in 1969. She moved to Greeley to pursue a degree in Business Education. She graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1973. While in Greeley, she met Mark Harold Kauffman and was married for 37 years, until his death in 2010. Nancy taught high school and worked at a community college in Greeley prior to earning her Master’s Degree in Special Education in December of 1993. Her passion for supporting students with special needs, led to a career as the Director of Disabled Student Services at the University of Northern Colorado. She retired from the position in 2007. After Mark passed away in 2010, Nancy moved to Fort Collins in order to be closer to her children and grandchildren. She met and married John Lansaw in 2016. Nancy was able to fulfill a lifelong dream of traveling the world. Nancy and John visited several countries, including New Zealand, Norway, Italy, Ireland, Scotland and Spain. She is survived by her husband, John, son Zach and his wife Rachel, daughter Leah and her husband Joe, her father Richard, her brother Robert and her grandchildren (Mycah and Joseph, Niah and Helena) and step-children and grandchildren. May God’s light shine upon you and grant you peace. Our world will never be the same without you. A private ceremony at Linn Grove Cemetery in Greeley will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Nancy to Pathways Hospice, 305 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins CO 80525.