Nancy Mitchell, 92, passed away at home surrounded by family on September 29th. She was born in Willimantic, CT, daughter to Arthur and Lily Swanson. She attended Connecticut State Teacher’s College and then moved to Greenwich, CT to become a grammar school teacher at Byram school. She met and married Peter Mitchell of the Peter F. Mitchell Construction Company. Right after her marriage, Nancy and Peter moved to Ethiopia where Nancy taught school on a military base. After moving back to Greenwich, they started a family with children Billy and Maggie. Nancy spent many years as a reading specialist at Brunswick School and volunteering at Greenwich Hospital. Upon retirement she and Peter moved to Vero Beach, Florida where they spent many wonderful years. Nancy was an avid golfer, runner, traveler and animal lover. She competed in many 5K races racking up a sizeable trophy collection. She did Pilates before it was a fad and was always up on the latest fitness trend. She was also an environmentalist before that was a thing – composting and recycling in the 70’s. After the death of her husband, she moved back to New England to be close to family.

She is survived by her children, son, William Mitchell, daughter-in-law, Irene Mitchell, daughter, Maggie O’Donnell, and grandchildren Christina, Andrew, Maille, Maire and Cait. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter Mitchell, and her sisters Beverly Creaser, Dorothy Addison and Huldah McGraw.

A private Memorial will be held in Vero Beach, Florida. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the American Stroke Association.