Nancy Ann Tiller

September 29, 1934 - May 18, 2019

Nancy Ann Tiller, 84, of Rancho Cucamonga, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2019, after a short illness, at San Antonio Hospital in Upland, CA, with her twin sons John E. and Robert, as well as her grandson John R., at her side. Nancy was born in 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of optometrist Dr. Robert W. Smith and Nancy Koehler Brown. Her childhood focused on academics, being a sister to her brother Keith, and some summers were spent going to summer camp in Minnesota. Nancy attended Greenbrier College in West Virginia, and then she transferred and graduated in 1957 from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, earning a Bachelor degree in Home Economics. Nancy was married in 1957 to John W. Tiller of Springfield, Missouri, and they enjoyed 45 years of marriage until John W.'S death in 2002. Nancy and John W. had a daughter, Ellison Karson (Gil), and then twins sons John (Nancy M.) and Robert (Frances). Nancy is pre-deceased by Ellison, and she is survived by her two sons, three grandsons Corey (Maggy), Bret, and John R., and two granddaughters Jennifer Karson Strauss (Jeff) and Courtney. Nancy is also survived by her only, younger brother Keith W. (Kay). Nancy was a homemaker and dedicated herself to her husband, children, and grandchildren. When her children were growing-up, Nancy was a member of the choir at the First United Methodist Church, as well as a volunteer teacher's aide in the Ontario-Montclair school district and a volunteer for several years at the San Antonio Hospital in Upland. Nancy will be greatly missed by her two sons, children's spouses, brother Keith, grandchildren (and their spouses), cousins, and her fellow resident friends and caregivers at the Valencia Commons retirement community in Rancho Cucamonga. A Vigil will begin at 11:30 AM, with memorial service beginning at 12:30 PM, both held on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at the Chaffey Communities Cultural Center in Upland. Burial will immediately follow, beginning at 2:30 PM, at Bellevue Memorial Park in Ontario.