Saguna Nayak
Saguna N. Nayak, 67, passed away on October 27, 2018 at her home in Redmond, Washington. Saguna was born on October 1, 1951 in Mangalore, India, and was one of five children of Kulyadi Dayananda Pai and Sumathi Pai.
She married Dr. Narayan P. Nayak on May 25, 1972 and moved to Philadelphia, PA soon afterward. After her husband completed his medical residency, the family moved to Bradford, PA where they lived for thirty-one years.
Saguna was very active in the Bradford community, working at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and volunteering at the YWCA and Bradford Area Public Library. In 2007, she and Narayan moved to Redmond, WA to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
In her retirement, Saguna enjoyed gardening, traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren.
Saguna is survived by her husband Narayan P. Nayak; son, Navin Nayak and daughter-in-law Alice; her daughter, Sheila Talwar and son-in-law Mohit; four grand-children, Adam Nayak, Alana Nayak, Ria Talwar, and Zubin Talwar. In lieu of flowers, memorials and contributions may be made to Bradford Area Public Library: https://www.bradfordlibrary.org/donation.