NANCY LYNN CLENDENING

Nancy Lynn Michaels Clendening, age 81, of Freeport, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2026, in The Inn at Northwood Village, Dover, Ohio.

She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on March 5, 1945; a daughter of the late Max O. Michaels and Phyllis Marie Dunlap Michaels.

Nancy was a 1963 graduate of Cadiz High School. She was a secretary for the Harrison County Health Department for many years and for the Harrison Hills City School District in the Freeport Elementary School. She also was employed by Baker’s Grocery Store in Freeport and helped on their dairy farm.

Nancy attended the Freeport United Methodist Church. Her passion was woodworking and painting. Her artistic talents were well represented in their log home as murals on the walls and she also painted on rocks and stones and decorated the lawn in front of their house.

Her husband, Robert Linwood Clendening, died August 22, 2023. They were married February 23, 1964.

Surviving are four children: Rob (Leah) Clendening of Mt. Vernon, Abbie (Shea) McCracken of New Bern, North Carolina, Chris (Dana) Clendening of Cincinnati, and Amanda (Bart) Busby of Bowerston; twelve grandchildren: Reese (Caira) Clendening, Drew (Kirsten) Clendening, Mitchell Clendening, Erin (Colin) Miller, Courtney (fiancé Brenden Manahan) McCracken, Kylie Clendening, Garrett Clendening, Ella Clendening, Benjamin Maran, Danielle Maran, Brandon Busby, and Micah Busby (Luke); great-grandchildren: Parker, Sienna, Lena-Clare, Raife, Bella, James, Levi, Ezra, Juliet and Charlotte Valentina; and three nephews: Jeff Thaxton of Cadiz, Matthew Boso, and Jay Boso.

In addition to her parents and husband, Nancy was preceded in death by a brother, Max Michaels and two sisters Janet Boso and Linda Zimba.

Following the family’s wishes, Nancy will be cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Koch Funeral Home in Freeport was entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be made on their website: www.kochfuneralhome.net