Nancy L. Schadt

LYNBROOK- Nancy Louise Brown Schadt passed away peacefully on December 10, 2024 with her family at her side. 

Nancy was born on April 14, 1946 in Youngstown Ohio to Dr. and Mrs. Ben (Charlotte) Brown. She graduated from Boardman High School and then received a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University in medical illustration. Opportunities for her skills became available in New York where she worked for a drug advertising firm for many years, producing award-wining illustrations. 

She then turned her talents to the decorative arts, creating a business specializing in faux wall painting and trompe l’oeil, embellishing some of the most prestigious homes in New York City. Her creative efforts were also reflected in yet another business endeavor, designing innovative rooftop gardens in and around the New York City area. Holiday and seasonal landscape design was also a specialty of hers. 

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ben (Charlotte) Brown, and a brother, John Robert Brown. 

She is survived by her sister, Susan Brown of Troy Michigan; two nieces, Debra (Mark) Vigil Braidwood of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Barbara (George) Kieffer of Denver, Colorado; a grand-niece, Rebekah Vigil of New York City, New York, and grand-nephew, Julian Vigil of Berkeley, California.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Davis-Becker Funeral Home in Boardman. Please visit www.beckerobits.com to send the family condolences.