Nancy Jane Brewer

Nancy Jane Brewer, 78, North Manchester, entered Heaven’s gates at 11:07 a.m. Nov. 26, 2020.

One of five children, she was born in Wabash on Nov. 20, 1942, to the late Clifford E. and Martha I. (Poe) Ross Sr.

After graduating from Wabash High School in 1960, the following spring, she married Don W. Brewer on May 26, 1961. During their 59 years together, they had five children: Todd, Kevin, Jay, Debbie and Stephanie Brewer. For many years they called Laketon home.

In 1989, she and Don opened Manchester Party and Tool Rental. They ran the business out of their home before eventually moving the business to North Manchester. In 2001, the two of them and their family opened Warsaw Party and Rental, Warsaw. It was in 2015 that she retired from running the businesses; however, she always tried to help anyway she could.

She was a spiritually strong woman that believed in the Lord with all her heart. On Sunday mornings she could be seen worshiping at Sweetwater Assembly of God in North Manchester, where she was a member. The matriarch of the family, she was a caring, compassionate person that loved her family and friends dearly. It was her grandchildren and great-grandchildren that brought her so much joy.

The loving memory of Nancy Jane Brewer will be forever cherished by her husband: Don W. Brewer, North Manchester; sons: Todd A. (Crystal) Brewer and Kevin (Carrie) Brewer, both of North Manchester; daughters: Debbie S. (Steve) Dotson, Silver Lake; and Stephanie (Scott) Martin, South Bend; a brother: Clifford “Butch” Ross Jr., Wabash; sisters: Barbara (Ned) Schuler, North Manchester; Carolyn Drook, Champaign, Ill.; and Bethene Gill, Wabash; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a son: William Jay Brewer, who passed away Jan. 28.

Arrangements are pending with McKee Mortuary.