Nancy B. Schamper

Nancy B. Schamper, 83, of Galena, IL, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Midwest Medical Care Center in Galena. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Galena, where friends may call after 10 AM until the time of the Mass. Friends may call from 4 to 7 PM on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at the Furlong Funeral Chapel, Galena, where a parish rosary will be recited at 3:45 PM. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Church cemetery. She was born on the family farm, the daughter of Nicholas and Anne (Mihm) Bussan, on September 24, 1942. Nancy attended St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from Galena High School in 1960. She attended and graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1963 as a Registered Nurse. She married Dr. Daniel Schamper on September 7, 1964, and he predeceased her on November 18, 2018. Nancy served as a catechist and a 4-H leader for 20 years each. Nancy served as secretary on the Galena Ambulance Service Board and on the Regional School Board of Jo Daviess and Stevenson Counties. She served as a director on the Jo Daviess County Mutual Insurance Board. Nancy was a member of the Holy Trinity altar and rosary, the pastoral council, and the cemetery committee. She is survived by her three children: Ed (Zandra) Schamper, Kathleen (Rich) Mueggenborg, and William Schamper; four grandchildren: Tiffany (Reginald) Bright, Jessica and Kyle Schamper, and Anne Mueggenborg; a sister-in-law, Doris Bussan of Dubuque; a brother-in-law, Thomas (Pat) Schamper; and her great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brothers, James Bussan and Dr. David Bussan, and her sister-in-law Diane Bussan.