Nancy J. Thorn—Clyde—Nancy J. Thorn, 89, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at Newark Wayne Community Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1-5 PM on January 11, 2026, at Stone 8 Tap House, 10257 NY-31 in Clyde. Burial will be in S. Lyons Cemetery. Memorials in her name can be made to either Meals on Wheels, 150 Van Buren St., Newark, NY 14513, or to the Clyde Fire Department, 15 Ford St., Clyde, NY 14433.
Nancy was born on Nov. 14, 1936, in Geneva, the daughter of the late William and Jane Ross Sheehan. She was a graduate of Geneva High School, Class of 1954. For over forty years, she worked at NYSEG in the Customer Service Dept. With her husband Bruce, she helped run Thorn Farms. When her children were young, she was a dedicated Cub Scout Leader. She enjoyed collecting Hummels. Gardening, clothes shopping, and dancing were some of her favorite pastimes.
Mrs. Thorn is survived by three sons, Daniel (Judy Abbott), Richard (Tracy), and Ronald (Amy) Thorn; eight grandchildren, Joshua Thorn, Danielle (Tim) Parrish, Trish Lauster, Sarah Jankowiak, Andrew (Jessica VanFleet) Thorn, Ariel (Mitchell) Penny, Wyatt (Paige) Thorn, and Spencer (Abby) Thorn; eleven great-grandchildren; her longtime companion Jerry Addley; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Bruce in 2006; brothers Robert, William, and John Sheehan. www.barisfuneralhome.com