Nancy Lay

Nancy Lay Nancy Lay, age 57, of Canby, MN, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the Sanford USC Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. A private burial was held on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Canby Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a tax free donation in Nancy’s memory can be made to Canby DAC. Contact Pam at Canby DAC, 507-223-7900.

Nancy Lay was born on April 24, 1964, to Virgil C. and Jane D. (Peroceschi) Lay in Montevideo, MN.

Nancy was a long-time resident of REM in Canby. She was loved by all who knew her. She loved her work, activities, and staff at Canby DAC. Her favorite hobbies were watching TV, especially Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, and The Golden Girls. She loved country music, especially Kenny Chesney, and playing her keyboard. Nancy was a ray of sunshine to everyone. She will be forever missed. Her journey was hard, but now she can be at peace.

She is lovingly remembered by her mother, Janet Lay of Canby, MN; and two sisters, Jacqueline (Wayne) Matthes of Las Vegas, NV, and Patricia (Dennis) Ayers of Browerville MN.

She was preceded in death by her father, Virgil Lay; two sisters, Juanita Lay and Valerie Williams; grandparents, aunts and uncles.