Nancy Ann Baum                 

We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Nancy Ann Baum on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021.

Nancy was born March 9, 1944, to Mary and Ray Refiner in Lehi, Utah. The second of five children and the oldest daughter, she enjoyed camping, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, going for long walks, picnicking, and roller skating. The last of these led her to the love of her life, Butch, who she met at the Provo Roller Skating Rink in 1958. They were married two years later Aug. 5, 1960, and would spend the next 61 years in wedded bliss.

The young couple spent their first few years of marriage traveling around California as Butch served in the Navy, eventually settling down in Tooele, Utah, after his discharge. They adopted their first daughter Kristine in 1969, and their second Bridgett in 1971, and would raise them in their happy home on Highland Drive, just down the street from where their children and four grandchildren would attend school.

Once her children were old enough, Nancy would got to work with her husband at the Tooele Army Depot where she would work until the closure of the base in 1993. After that, she would devote the next 28 years to being the best wife, mother, grandmother, and person she could be. Her warm, happy smile was contagious, and she was always ready with a cute joke or a kind word when one was needed. She was a master gardener, able to breathe life into even the most stubborn plants; her yard was a wonder to behold. She was a world-class cook who turned everything she touched into a gourmet meal; and an all-around good person.

She was preceded in death by her mother, father, two of her brothers, and her youngest daughter Bridgett. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Butch; her oldest daughter Kristine; all four of her grandchildren, Zackery, Teal, Lacey, and Ozzy; and three great-grandchildren.

A one-hour viewing will be held at Tate Mortuary, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., with a graveside service to follow at 1 p.m.

Goodbye my darling, until we meet again –Butch                  Tooele Transcript Bulletin, December 28, 2021