Nan S. Diffenderfer's Obituary
NAN S. DIFFENDERFER
3/12/1929 – 10/21/2009
Nan S. Diffenderfer, age 80, Miami, Florida died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 ,in Reston, VA.
Nan was a loving mother who loved to entertain and cook and was deeply devoted to her husband and children. As a young family, the Diffenderfers did a lot of camping including at the race track where her husband Doug was SCCA National Champion in 1960. After moving to Miami in 1970, Nan and Doug became avid boaters and spent many years cruising the Bahamas and Biscayne Bay on their boat the Goose Baby and were members of the Dinner Key Cruising Club where she made many life long memories with friends and family. She was a volunteer for the Women’s Cancer Association; worked at the University of Miami for the baseball coach, and was very involved with the booster club and taking new recruits out on the boat.
Nan was kind and generous to all who knew her and had a heart of gold. She was always ready for a party, especially when it came to preparing food for the whole gang.
Nan had many talents such as writing, cooking, sewing, and had a deep love for animals. She also loved nature and always found the beauty in the smallest flower. She loved all sports: especially baseball.
Nan was married to her husband of 47 years, Douglass E. Diffenderfer until his death in 1996.
She was the daughter of the late Clifford K. Steinruck and the late Edna Haring Steinruck. She is survived by four children: Jeffrey T. Diffenderfer of Saginaw, MI, Jo Anne Kite of Frenchtown, MT, Sue Miller of Bluemont, VA, and Peter A. Diffenderfer of Rocklin, CA.
She is also survived by her siblings, Fleurette Traxler, Scotia, NY; Twin sister, Ann Hawley, Fort Collins, CO.; brother, Clifford K. Steinruck, Redding, PA; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are being handled by Loudoun Funeral Chapels, 158 Catoctin Cr. SE, Leesburg, VA where a memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, November 1, 2009, Chaplain Richard Thayer officiating.
Interment will be held at a later date at her home in Parker Ford, PA.
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