Remley-Whiteley, Remley-Whiteley

Nancy Elizabeth Remley-Whiteley, 62, of Evanston, Ill., formerly of Anamosa, died peacefully at home on Feb. 2, 2013 after a long illness. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at Alice Millar Chapel in Evanston. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, at a later date.

Surviving are her husband of 32 years, Dr. Harry Whiteley; her sons, Daniel (Maggie) Whiteley and Adam Whiteley; her mother, Betty Jane Remley; three stepchildren, Dr. Michael (Charla) Whiteley, Dr. Miriam Whiteley and Anita Whiteley; two stepgrandchildren, Noah and Simone; and her brother, David (Betsy) Remley, Anamosa, and sister, Jane (James) Rasley, Richardson, Texas, and their families.

She was preceded in death by her father, Howard M. Remley.

Nancy Elizabeth Remley was born Feb. 18, 1950, in Anamosa, Iowa, the daughter of Howard Marshall Remley and Betty Jane Levsen Remley. She attended grade school and junior high in Anamosa and graduated from Chatham Hall in Virginia in 1968 and from Beloit College in 1972, where she majored in English. After teaching in Ramsgate, Kent (UK) for a year she enrolled in the graduate program in counseling psychology at Northwestern University, earning master and doctorate degrees.

Dr. Remley-Whiteley was a psychotherapist and educator. She was in private practice all of her career, and also designed, developed, and ran a behavioral science course for medical residents who specialized in family medicine. In this role, she was in the forefront of a profound change in medical training that recognized the health and emotional impact of life events and illness, on the individual and the family. She also taught human development and psychological services in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University for almost 10 years, receiving an Outstanding Teacher Award in 2006.

An ardent horsewoman, Nancy loved music, nature, gardening, golden retrievers, good chocolate, and spending time at the lake in Michigan. Most of all, she loved her family and friends.

Memorials may be given to Team Fox for Parkinson's Research, www.michaeljfox.org or the charity of your choice.

Published Feb. 17, 2013 in The Gazette