Nancy Wright, 85, of Whiting, NJ, passed peacefully on the morning of May 1, 2026 at the AristaCare at Whiting facility. Nancy was born in Williamsport, PA to parents Harold and Helen Wright. At a young age, her family moved to Newark, NJ where Nancy grew up. She later moved to Keansburg, NJ and Toms River, NJ before she settled in Crestwood in 2022.

For most of Nancy's career, she worked as a secretary at Beach View Care in Keansburg before starting a new career path as a sales clerk at JC Penny's in Toms River. In her spare time, she found joy in staying active, especially while teaching her aerobics classes, and loved using her hands to create beautiful arts and crafts.

Nancy is predeceased by her loving husband, Frederick Nell (2020, and her daughter, Beverly Niesen (2020).

She is survived by her children, Cindy (John) Fogarty and Terry (Joseph) Faraone, and Don Policastro; her grandchildren, Gerard, Hannah, and Kayla; her great-grandchildren, Giovanni and Genevieve a.k.a. Genna; her sisters, Joy Santelli and Evelyn Nahalka; and her son-in-law, Lance Niesen.

Cremation will be private.