Nancy Lee Miedzinski, age 69 of Hollywood, MD died on February 8, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her loving family and with the care of Hospice of St. Mary's County. Born March 20, 1940 in Chaptico, MD, she was the daughter of the late James and Marie Gragan of Chaptico, MD.

She was the beloved wife to James Miedzinski whom she married on April 12, 1956. They were married for 54 years and had three daughters.

She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved her family. She was the mother of Nancy Obendorf and her husband Ralph, Sharon Miedzinksi and friend Kenny Johnson and Pam Hancock and her husband Joe, all of Hollywood, MD and grandmother to Michele Click, Tiffany Hancock, James Hancock and Joseph Hancock, all of Hollywood, MD. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Chelsea Click and Alexis Hyde as well as her siblings Latham Gragan of Chaptico, MD, Shirley Huntington of Mechanicsville, MD and Millie Norris of Leonardtown, MD.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Marie Gragan and her siblings, Dorothy Vallandingham, Elwood Gragan, Annabel Gragan and Bernadette Dingee.

Nancy was a lifelong St. Mary's County resident and spent most of her career as a small business entrepreneur, owning, operating and managing school buses for St. Mary's County Board of Education until her retirement in 2005. She loved to cook, sew, play cards, take pictures, crochet and spend time with her family and good friends. She enjoyed nature and taking care of other people. She also enjoyed planting flowers in her yard and keeping track of yearly arrivals of baby bluebirds and spending time with the family dog. She was a member of St. John's Church in Hollywood, MD.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 10:00 AM in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joe Hancock, Ralph Obendorf, Kenny Johnson, Jerry Norris, Joe Stone and Tony Norris. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.