Nancy Vartanian

May 10, 1966 - June 20, 2013

Nancy Ilse Vartanian, 47, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Friday evening, June 14, 2013. She was born on May 10, 1966, in Amberg, Germany, the daughter of John and Christa (Fischer) Brady. On April 24, 1999, she married Aram Vartanian at the Chestnut Square Church in McKinney, Texas. Nancy graduated from Wylie High School in 1984. She later became a certified cosmetologist in Richardson, Texas. She worked at several different customer service positions, primarily in the restaurant business. Nancy also volunteered a great deal of her time to help people in Boone, volunteering at the Eastern Star Masonic Home as well as the Boone Area Humane Society. Nancy was known for her love of animals, nurturing personality, and her uniquely contagious laugh. She enjoyed spending time reading, gardening, traveling, and exercising at Curves with her many friends there. She thoroughly enjoyed being a wife and loved being a grandmother. Survivors include her husband Aram of Boone; mother Christa Ottinger and husband Richard of Richardson, Texas; father John Brady and wife Sheryl of Chesnee, South Carolina; 2 daughters Ashley Cassidy of Richardson, Texas and Jessica Wethington of Lexington, Kentucky; two grandchildren Jonathon Cassidy and Jasmin Wethington; 2 brothers Johnny Brady and wife Glenda and Daniel Brady all of Richardson, Texas; a brother-in-law Art Vartanian and wife Barbara of Burbank, California; a sister-in-law Armineh Dergevorgian and husband Ben of Folsom, California; and numerous nieces and nephews. Nancy’s wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be held on Thursday morning, June 20th at 10:30 a.m. at the Augustana Lutheran Church in Boone with Pastor Dick Dahle officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials gifts in Nancy’s name may be directed to the family for a memorial to be determined at a later date.