Nancy L. Morgan

Nancy L. Morgan passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026, at Seacoast Nursing and Rehab in Gloucester, MA. She was born to Sterlyn R. and A. Louise (Smith) Morgan on March 11, 1942. In 1946 the family moved to Danvers, MA.

After graduating from Danvers public schools, she graduated from Pembroke University, then part of Brown University in Rhode Island. Nancy became a licensed therapeutic riding instructor at the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center in Michigan. Later she obtained a master’s degree in special education at Salem State University in Salem, MA.

Nancy taught children with special needs at various North Shore schools and finished her classroom career at the Cotting School in Lexington, MA.

While at Pembroke Nancy took up horseback riding, beginning a lifelong passion for riding and the care of horses. As a certified therapeutic riding instructor Nancy started her own riding program in Ipswich, MA for riders with disabilities and also worked as a riding instructor for the disabled at Ironstone Farm in Andover, MA.

After many years in Danvers, Nancy moved to Gloucester, Essex, Ipswich, and lastly again to Gloucester.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Robert, her uncle and aunt Robert L and Ruth L Smith, her cousin Robert A “Smitty” Smith, and her beloved horses Cosmo and E.

She is survived by her sister, Faye Rees, of Malta, New York and many lifelong friends who all miss her dearly.

Her funeral services are private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Nancy’s name to the Cape Ann Animal Aid at https://www.capeannanimalaid.org/ or New England Equine Rescue North at https://neernorth.org/. Online condolences are available at www.LyonsFuneral.com