Nancy L. Pezon

Mrs. Nancy L. Pezon, 85, of Salamanca, NY, passed away Thursday morning, July 9, 2026 at home following a short illness.

Born December 10, 1940, in Salamanca, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Edith McStraw Pangborn. She was married June 28, 1958, in the former St. Patrick’s Church to Frank Pezon Sr., who predeceased her on October 25, 2002.

Mrs. Pezon had been employed at the Salamanca Press, the Dudley Hotel, the Quality Inn in Ft. Mead, MD, the Wildwood Diner, Jamestown Table, and the former Sheble & Wood Woolen Mills in Salamanca, NY.

Surviving are: two daughters, Tina (Scott) Engles, Kill Buck, NY, Wanda Gebauer, Salamanca, NY; seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren; a brother, Craig (Lori) Pangborn, Little Valley, NY; several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Nancy Keef, a son, Frank “Tony” Pezon Jr., two sisters, Muriel Ann Pangborn and Rose Marie Pangborn, and a brother Wesley Pangborn.

There will be no visitation.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Crowley Park, Salamanca, NY beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2026.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the O’Rourke & O’Rourke Inc Funeral Home, 25 River St, Salamanca, NY.

Burial will be in Crawford Cemetery, Salamanca, NY.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, 818 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14203 or the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, 665 Elm St, Buffalo, NY 14203.

E-condolences can be sent to orourke.orourkefh@gmail.com or posed to facebook.com/onofh.