BUCKSPORT – Mary Ethel (Bell) Lane, 67, passed away peacefully Nov. 11, 2011, surrounded by her loving family at home after a brief battle with cancer. Mary was born March 13, 1944, in McAdam, New Brunswick, daughter of Stanley Eastman Bell and Jean Avis Moore.
Mary is survived by her husband of 51 years, Eugene Lane; four daughters, Tina Bahlinger of Bucksport, Tami Rush and her fiance‚ Dan McLoughlin, of Franklin, Kelly Hanson and her husband, Mark, of Germantown, Md., and Carol Ranzoni and her husband, Joseph, of Bucksport; and eight grandchildren, Cory and Mary Hanson, Joshua Nylund, Joe Ranzoni, Katie Bahlinger, Lane, Carol and Lance Rush, all of which she loved dearly. Mary always enjoyed spending time with her family and especially enjoyed any time spent at her camp on Lambert Lake. Mary was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Calvert Bell; and her sister, Joan (Bell) Fenech.
At Mary’s request there will be a private celebration of life gathering 1-4 p.m. Dec. 4. For information please send an email to MaryBellLane2011@aol.com. In lieu of flowers or gifts, donations in Mary’s name may be made to American Cancer Society.