Nancy A. Crane, 63, of West
Grove, died Friday, March 11, at the Jenner’s Pond retirement facility. She was
the wife of Harold C. Lynch with whom she shared 22 years of marriage.
Born in Boston, Mass., she was
a daughter of Talbot H. and Dorothy Ouellette Crane of West Grove, PA.
Nancy earned a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Maine in 1970 She worked as a manager in the
banking industry for many years. At the Family and Workplace connection
she worked in marketing. A member of Wilmington Women in Business, she served
as a board member on the Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation. Nancy was a
member of the First Unitarian Church in Wilmington.
Throughout her five years of
illness Nancy never complained but instead joyfully shared a rich life with her
devoted husband Hal. She had a lifelong love of all things from the state of
Maine, especially lobsters, and took much pleasure in the company of cats. She
also took pleasure in fostering a puppy for “The Seeing Eye” program. Nancy had
a deep appreciation for beauty in art and nature, and had an unerring sense of
fashion, color and line. She was an accomplished quilter and delighted in
dancing with the Brandywiners. She loved traveling with her husband to places
like Alaska and Hawaii. She particularly enjoyed walks at Longwood Gardens and
the treat of a Boston Crème donut.
Survivors include in addition
to her husband and parents, four sons, Christopher M. Reeves and his wife
Sabrina of Sparks, Nev., Harold C. Lynch Jr. of Round Rock, Texas, Jason Lynch
and his wife Sasha of Myrtle Beach, S. C., and Sean Lynch and his wife Glorian
of Camden, N. C., one daughter, Jennifer A. Reeves and her fiancé Glenn Gerson
of West Palm Beach, Fla., one brother, John T. Crane of Greensboro, N. C., two
sisters, Cinda Crane and her husband Jack Briggs of Wilmington, DE, and Jane
Neubig and her husband Tom of Annandale, Va., seven grandchildren and seven
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service celebrating
Nancy’s life will be held 11AM, Saturday, March 26, at Jenners Pond, Alison
Bldg Auditorium, 2000 Greenbriar Lane, West Grove. You are invited to visit
with her family from 10 -11 a.m. before the service. Interment will be
held privately.
Contributions in her memory may
be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 399 Market St. Suite 102 Philadelphia,
PA 19106, http://www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp
Arrangements are being handled
by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (610-444-4116) of Kennett Square. To
send an online condolence, please visit www.griecocares.com
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