Nancy Hayes

Nancy Faye Hayes, 63, of Hankinson, ND, formerly of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023, at St. Gerard’s Community of Care in Hankinson.  Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023, at 4:00 pm, with visitation one hour prior, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton. Fr. Dale Lagodinski will officiate the service. Burial will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery in Wahpeton.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton.

Nancy was born on August 6, 1959, in Hankinson, ND, to Francis and Margaret (Bernard) Schiltz.  She grew up on a farm southwest of Hankinson with her 6 brothers and 1 sister.  After graduating from Hankinson High School in 1977, Nancy attended Nursing School at NDSSS in Wahpeton.  She worked as an LPN for over 30 years in hospitals and nursing homes in Fargo, ND, Williston, ND, and Wahpeton, ND.

She was united in marriage to Bob Hayes on August 21, 1982. Nancy loved cooking, baking, playing games and puzzles, driving around to look at Christmas lights, but most of all spending time with her granddaughters.

Nancy is survived by her sons, Greg (Manon) Hayes, Charleston, AR and Peter Hayes, Minot ND; granddaughters, Guinevere and Adelaide; brothers, Roger (Delaine) Schiltz, Hankinson, ND, Bruce Schiltz, College Station, TX, Tom (Carol) Schiltz, Hankinson, ND, Gary (Jolene) Schiltz, Hankinson, ND, and Mark Schiltz, Fargo, ND; her sister, Jane Cerrol, New Effington, SD; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Margaret Schiltz; and her brother, Paul Schiltz.