Nancy Ann June Hodgkins, beloved mother to five children, 92, of Bartlett, N.H. passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 31, 2025, to join her Lord and Savior.
Nancy was born and raised in Allentown, Pa., in 1933. She was the youngest of four sisters, and one brother, born to Raymond and Illian Rheinsmith. It was here that she attended Christ Lutheran Church and graduated with honors after excelling in an advanced placement school for the gifted and talented.
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