Nancy Lee (née Ball) Hale
November 5, 1937 ~ May 5, 2025
Born in:
Pueblo, Colorado
Resided in:
Pueblo, Colorado
Nancy Lee (née Ball) Hale, 87, beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully under the care of Abode Hospice on May 5, 2025, in Pueblo. She had long endured the ill affects of COPD and heart disease.
Survived by her two children, Cary Hale of Denver, Colo., and Vicki Johnson of Ogden, Utah; and grandson, Jacob Pleasant of Provo, Utah.
Preceded in death by her husband, James Hale; and her first born grandson, Zachary Rostad. Nancy was born in Pueblo, Colo. on Nov. 5, 1937, and attended Pueblo Central High School. After high school, she worked at CF&I, Mountain Bell, and was a member of the National Realtors Association.
Nancy and her husband, Jim, lived in Sunrise, Wyoming, Cedar City, Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, and finally moved back to Pueblo in 2003. She enjoyed homemaking, gardening, cooking, planning home improvement projects and she enthusiastically volunteered at PAWS for Life in Pueblo. Nancy was voted vice chair-woman of the Platte County Republican Party while living in Sunrise, Wyoming and she remained active in the Republican Party throughout her life. She adored her pets and grandsons who endearingly referred to her as “Zsa Zsa” for her love of beautiful things and to the boys, she was “fabulous!”
Nancy requested that there be no formal service. Memorials may be made in her name to PAWS for Life, 800 N. Pueblo Blvd., Pueblo, CO. 81003. Online condolences, www.MontgomerySteward.com
Dear Vicki and Cary,My most sincere condolences on the loss of your wonderful mother. I am so sorry that I didn’t get the opportunity to tell her one last time how much she meant to me. I will treasure the many memories of visiting her and Jim in Pueblo.Her love of dogs, cats and decorating was our common bond.One of the most mutually adoring couples I have ever known are together again.Your Cousin, Nancy Pullaro
Thank you Nancy. Yes, she spoke often of the shared love you both had for animals. She loved Cowboy and talked often about him and how devastating it was when you lost him. We miss her so much. She was in bad shape towards the end and was sick a lot. She said that she was ready to go and asked to go into hospice, and now she’s back with Dad.
Again, thank you!
Much Love,
Vic
Our condolences. Nancy, Jim and especially Cary were close friends.
Thank you so much Gary. Mom was real sick at the end and had been hospitalized several times in the past couple years. I had retired in 2022 and moved to Pueblo to stay with mom. She was ready to go and had asked to be in the care of hospice and it was only a few days later that she passed. Thank you so much for your friendship with our parents throughout the years. They were so fond of you and Marcella. I actually have the painting she did of the stylistic cat hanging in my home in Ogden, Utah
Please take care and much love,
Vicki