Nancy Marie "Bloom" Napier

Nancy Marie Napier, 68, of Auburn and formerly of Chicago, passed away on March 8, 2026, at Parkview DeKalb Hospital in Auburn.

Born on July 24, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, to Casimir and Gloria (Smolinski) Bloom, Nancy spent most of her life in the city she loved. She married Carl Earl Napier on August 4, 1975, in Chicago; he preceded her in death on July 7, 2020. Nancy worked for many years at Guy’s Pizza in Chicago before moving to Auburn two years ago. She found simple joys in playing bingo, tending her flower garden, and enjoying her cigarettes, but nothing mattered more to her than time spent with her three grandchildren and her four beloved cats.

She is survived by her daughter, Kimberly Napier and Joseph Anderson of Auburn; three grandchildren, Timothy Napier of Schaumburg, Illinois, Emily Napier of Auburn, and Joseph “JJ” Anderson, Jr. of Auburn; her sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Larry Graf of Chicago; her brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Santos Bloom of Lake Villa, Illinois; her niece Cheryl and Jeremy Wilson; and many great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, and extended family members.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carl Napier; her daughter, Tracy Napier; her son, Carl Napier, Jr.; and an infant daughter.