Nancy J. (Cook) Farrar, 68, of Rock Island, passed away on Thursday, January 28th, 2021 at UnityPoint-Trinity Rock Island, with her family around her, after a brief illness.

Public visitation will be Thursday from 3:00-6:00pm at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. In accordance with public gathering guidelines, capacity limitations will be observed along with face mask and social distancing requirements. Funeral services will be private.

Nancy was born September 27th, 1952, the daughter of Reginald F. Cook and Elizabeth Joan Cook (who both precede her in death) in Omaha, NE. The family lived in Omaha, Wichita and Kansas City, KS, before settling in Leavenworth, KS.  She attended Sacred Heart School and Leavenworth High School (1970) where she was a cheerleader, a pom-pom girl, and also loved to play golf.  She attended the University of Kansas and was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.  She received her bachelor's degree in Child Speech Pathology in 1974.

She married Benjamin D. Farrar of Rock Island and remained in the Quad Cities area.  She was an unlimited source of energy and support for her family and friends.  She was legendary for her hosting, nursing skills, managing get-together, holidays, and others' illnesses with selfless zeal.  She loved gardening, reading and watching sports, especially the Kansas Jayhawks and Green Bay Packers.  She was also a former member of St. Pius Church for many years.

Nancy is survived by her beloved husband, Ben, whom she was married to on July 2nd, 1977 in Leavenworth, KS.  She is also survived by her daughters: Jessica Farrar of Salt Lake City, UT and Amy Marquess of Des Moines, IA; and her brothers: Charles (Candy) Cook, Jeff (Cindy) Cook, and Richard (Ann) Cook, and many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and uncountable friends from her youth and adulthood.

Online condolences may be left to Nancy's family at www.wheelanpressly.com