Vanessa "Nessa" Townley

Vanessa Joselyn 'Nessa' Townley, 55, of Manhattan, passed away Friday, April 27th, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan Vanessa Bockleman was born in Buzzard Bay, Massachusetts, on November 13, 1956, the daughter of Virginia (Wucher) Bockelman and late Fritz Bockelman. She was 'Nessa' to most and Momma to all. Nessa was a wise, kind, beautiful, loving woman and a great listener who loved jigsaw puzzles, all things tie-dye and working in the garden. To everyone of her children's friends she was known as 'Momma' who enjoyed the outdoors and even tried her hand at farming during her late 20's to her mid 30's. She was a true diamond in the rough and will be sorely missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her three children Danielle Jones, Mark Townley II, and Michael Townley; four sisters; Vicky Sparrow, Valetta Purser, Veronica Bockelman-Wagner, and Vera Garcia; her partner Robert Gibbons; four step-children Jeremy Gibbons, Michelle Gibbons, Taylor Gibbons and Ashley Teinert; sixteen grandchildren, and many friends. Nessa is preceeded in death by her step-father Robert 'Da' Mann, an infant sister Vivian JoAnne, a sister Virginia Ayers, and step-son Shawn Gibbons. Cremation was chosen and a graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Irvin Parkview Funeral Home to assist the family with funeral expenses.