Nancy Marie Songs, 72, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at University of Kansas St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. She was a life-long resident of the area.
She was born January 22, 1952, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred Paul and Fern Arlene (Ehrlich) TenEyck. Nancy moved to Alma as a young teenager where she attended Wabaunsee High School. She loved to go dancing and it was at one of these dances she met the love of her life Ray and at 18, married Ray Herman Songs on May 2, 1970. They celebrated 53 years together in 2023. Ray preceded her in death on January 12, 2024.
She worked as an office manager at Konza Veterinary Clinic in Manhattan for 20 years. Her love for animals was seen at the veterinary clinic and with her well known Saanen dairy goat herd. She loved showing her goats at club, county, and national shows throughout Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado. She also worked as a meat packer and manager at Flint Hills Food in Alma for 17 years. Additionally, she assisted serving food at the Riley County Jail when it was located in downtown Manhattan, Kansas. In her early years with Ray, they loved to go horseback riding.
She is survived by her daughter: Tina Marie McIntyre, and her husband, Larry; her three grandchildren, Bryant Michael Songs (Amber Sowell), Lucas Eugene McIntyre (Alicia Farmer), and Elizabeth Marie McIntyre (Kyle Ziegelmeier), all of Manhattan; her great-grandchildren, Eric Nowland, Nevaeh Sowell, D’Leah Songs, Doniella Songs, and Azalea Songs; her brothers, Alfred TenEyck, Jr. (Cheryl), Silver Lake, and Dean TenEyck, Alma, and well as many other family members and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Campanella and Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego. Inurnment will follow in Wabaunsee Township Cemetery. The family will greet friends, prior to the funeral service, beginning at 9:30 a.m. They suggest memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association, and those may be sent in care of the funeral home.