The Life of NANCY KAY BUMP GRIFFIN BORK
Nancy Bump Griffin Bork, 69, passed away on May 9, 2013, at her home in Des Moines. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 13, 2013, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines, with burial following at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.
Nancy was born February 18, 1944, in Muscatine, Iowa. At 18 months the family moved to Des Moines. She graduated from Roosevelt High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Terry Griffin. From that union two children were born. She graduated from Drake University in August 1965 with a B.S. Ed. She taught in the Des Moines Schools for four years. Nancy resumed teaching in 1971 in the Saydel School District where she remained for 30 years and was active in Education Association activities. In August of 1975, she received her M.S. Ed degree from Drake University. In June 1985, Nancy married Charles Bork.
After retirement in 2001, Nancy became an avid gardener, taking the classes offered by ISU Extension. She also enjoyed taking watercolor classes at the Art Center. She became a quilter, making many quilts for the Riverside Bible Camp auction as well as for her children, grandchildren and friends.
Nancy is survived by her daughter, Cathleen, and son, Thomas; seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Wilma.
Memorial contributions may be made to HCI Care Services of Central Iowa or the Animal Rescue League of Iowa.
