Nancy (Pollock) Stavis
Nancy (Pollock) Stavis of Key Biscayne Fl, Brookline, Ma, W Harwich, Ma
Daughter of Ida Cohen Pollock and Hyman Pollock, born on 10/24/1934
Died on Thursday February 6, 2025.
Loving and devoted wife of 60 years to Edward Stavis(deceased). Loving Mother to Sara Stavis Altman (Stuart) and Emily Stavis (David Polstein). Loving grandmother to Jennifer Altman, Evan Altman (Lucy Kissel), August Polstein (Sara Fields Polstein) and Harry Polstein. Loving Great Grandmother to Edward (Teddy) Polstein, Isadore Altman and Murray Polstein. Sister of Samuel Pollock(deceased).
Nancy graduated with a BA in Psychology from Brown University in 1956. Member of Sigma Psi and Phi Betta Kappa.
Nancy was an avid and skilled tennis player and competed and played in New England, Cape Cod and Florida. Nancy was a lover of architecture and took great pleasure in designing and building attractive and efficient spaces in each of her homes and consulted on her family members’ projects as well. Nancy and Eddie were the perfect pair. They balanced each other out with their unique personalities and skill sets. Together they shared 60 years with a love of the arts, swimming in the ocean, enjoying great dining experiences and spending time with lifelong friends and family.
Nancy was a loving, generous, frugal, caring, organized extrovert. She maintained close and long friendships with her friends from elementary school to the new friends that she’d met on the beach a week ago.
Donations can be made to: The Edward and Nancy Stavis Scholarship Fund at the Heller School at Brandeis University 415 South St. #035, Waltham, Ma 02453 or The New World Symphony 500 17th St. Miami Beach, Fl 33139.
Funeral Services will be private