Nancy Cain

Nancy Cain, 87, of Champaign, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Carle Foundation Hospital. 

There will be a visitation from 9:30-10:30am on Thursday, March 26 at Owens Funeral Home (101 N. Elm St.).  The funeral mass will follow at 11:00 on Thursday, March 26 at Holy Cross Catholic Church (405 W. Clark St.) in Champaign.  She will be buried alongside her Husband, Bernard, at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Ivesdale.  

Nancy was born on June 26, 1938 in Urbana to Dale and Wanda (Wilson) Moore. A graduate of Urbana High School, she later married Bernard Cain on September 2, 1967 at St. Mary’s Church in Champaign. She worked for Champaign Public Health, providing vision and hearing screenings to students in Champaign-Urbana schools until her retirement in 1998. 

Both Nancy and husband Bernie loved to be on the water. They were members of the CU Boat Club and enjoyed annual boating trips to Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee for twenty years. In addition, she was an avid dirt track racing fan. Nancy could be seen in the bleachers taking stats and cheering on her favorite drivers. 

In her retirement years, Nancy took pride in her lovely rose garden. She was a skilled painter and jewelry maker and often invited her grandchildren to join in her creativity. She was famous for her homemade liquor, holiday celebrations, bonfires, and card game skills. Later in life, she enjoyed vacations and cruises with family. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Dale and Terry Moore, and sister-in-law and friend Linda Moore. 

Nancy is survived by son Paul (Ann) Cain of Champaign, brothers Dan (Anne) Moore, Michael Moore, Dennis Moore, John (Christina) Moore, and sister Kandie Hill. As well as grandchildren Matthew (Katie) Wavering, Erin (Lucas) McGill, Andrew (Emile) Cain, Daniel (Meagan) Wavering and great-grandchildren, Conner, Annabelle, Charles, Peter, Robert, James, and Theodore. 

Memorials may be sent to Crisis Nursery or to The Eastern Illinois Foodbank.

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