Nancy (Orlick) (Evans) Castellano
- Jan 19
- 2 min read
1/15/26
Nancy (Orlick) (Evans) Castellano, 79, of Owasco passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026, unexpectedly at home. She was born in Syracuse on October 9, 1946, and was raised on the north side of Syracuse and graduated from North High School in 1964. Following high school graduation, she attended The Community General Hospital of Greater Syracuse School of Nursing and began her career as a registered nurse at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, specializing in pediatrics. Nancy returned to the Syracuse area and worked at Upstate Hospital and Auburn Memorial Hospital (AMH). In 1970, Nancy began her lengthy career at Auburn Memorial Hospital becoming a Certified Pediatric Nurse.
During the last ten years of her nursing career, Nancy was a registered nurse at the VA Clinic located at AMH. Nancy was extremely proud to work with all veterans that served our country. Nancy retired from nursing in 2010.
A former resident of Skaneateles, she was a parishioner of St. Mary’s of the Lake Church and was involved with the Parish Council and as a Eucharistic Minister. She previously volunteered with SAVES Ambulance and assisted with local Red Cross Blood Drives. Throughout the years, Nancy was involved in a variety of committees that supported Skaneateles sports teams that her sons were members of.
In 2000, Nancy moved to Owasco and became a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. During retirement, Nancy enjoyed winters in Florida with Paul, traveling in their RV with her dog Lucky. She also loved to read and complete creative painting projects. Most recently, she joined Sennett Seniors reconnecting with old acquaintances and meeting new friends.
She is survived by Dan (Liz) Evans (Skaneateles) and their children Emily and Madison, and Matt (Connie) Evans (Malta, NY) and their children Reagan and Jacob. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Bernadine (Cunningham) Orlick, her first husband Gerald A. Evans as well as her second husband J. Paul Castellano.
Calling hours will be held on Monday, January 26th at Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, Skaneateles from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Owasco. Entombment is at St. Joseph’s Mausoleum, with a luncheon to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sacred Heart Church or Matthew House.
To send condolences, visit: robertdgrayfuneralhome.com.
Nancy was a wonderful friend. Her love for my family meant so much to all of us. We spoke everyday, and spent so many fun times together..she was my favorite person to tease. In all our years as friends, we never had an argument...this is gonna be a rough one Ms. Nancy. We will always love you. Until we meet again...
I worked with Nancy at AMH for many years. She was a delight to work with. She was always on top of her game.
My condolences to her family.
I will miss you more than I can say our weekly lunches daily phone calls usually about nothing important but just to talk i will eat a slice of carrot cake for you thank you for being such a wonderful friend
I knew Nancy as a nurse while working at Auburn Community Hospital. She knew her “stuff” and never let you forget it. She was a good person and I always enjoyed our interactions. My sympathy goes out to you all.
Nancy was my awesome friend. She was a loyal, kind, honest, loving person; someone you could always count on. I often wondered how could someone so kind, be so grumpy. I'd call her negative Nanc. I can't count how many times I'd tell her to knock it off, enough was enough. I found her grumpy side sort of funny/entertaining. She made me smile. I met Nancy when I was a newly graduated nurse. She took me under her wing when I entered pediatric nursing. She never convinced me to smoke, but I would accompany her to the smoking lounge, (gossip hut). I have the same name as someone else she knew, she never got over that. We've shared many laugh…