Concord, CA - Nancy Ellen (Dilley) Haney passed peacefully in her sleep on Sept 15, 2025, after a brief stay at John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, Calif.

Nancy was born on April 11, 1938, in Sharon, Pa., to William Henry and Mildred Leola (Barr) Dilley. Nancy graduated from nursing school at Buhl Hospital after four years of study.

She married Ronald Robert Haney of Greensburg, Pa., in 1959 and they had five children: Janice, Dulcina, Paul, Catherine, and Gail. They moved to Sunnyvale, Calif., in 1964.

Nancy and Ronald divorced in 1970, and she raised her five children on her own. Nancy worked as a nurse at Stanford Children's Hospital while raising her children and for many years afterwards. After retirement she moved to Brentwood, Calif., and made many friends who loved her.

Nancy was an avid reader, particularly of mysteries, and she enjoyed doing puzzles. She had a passion for sewing, quilting and embroidery and opened a quilt shop in Brentwood named SewEwe Quilts. She taught quilting and sold fabric and notions at the shop. After she closed her store, she still had friends and customers come to her home to quilt together weekly. She donated many of her quilts to Kaleidoscope, an organization that supports people living with cancer.

Nancy will be greatly missed by her family and friends who knew and loved her.

Nancy's parents and sister Vivien are deceased.

Nancy is survived by her brother William Leroy Dilley of Mercer, Pa.; her sister Joanne Katherine Daisley of Hermitage, Pa.; and her five children, 12 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be planned for later in the fall.

Her remains will be buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Hermitage, Pa., with her parents.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Kaleidoscope, 14671 Byron Highway. P.O. Box 432, Byron, CA 94514; (925) 237-1614; kaleidoscopehope.org