Sanbornton-----Ann Helen Lance, 88, of 228 Steele Hill Road, died in her home on Sunday, September 1, 2013 after a long illness. Mrs. Lance was the widow of Donald Scribner Lance who died in 1985.
Mrs. Lance was born December 27, 1924 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of the late Leslie and Mindy (Pike) Lane.
She had been a resident of Sanbornton for fifty years and had been employed as a registered nurse for the State of New Hampshire for many years. She was a devoted mother and spent her life caregiving to others in the community.
Survivors include her son, Daniel Leslie Lance, of Sanbornton, two grandchildren, Donald Lance III and Leslie Lance. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Lance was predeceased by a son, Donald Scribner Lance, Jr., in 199l.
There will be no calling hours.
A Graveside celebration of life will be held on Monday, September 9, 2013 at1PM at the family lot in Oakland Cemetery, Meredith, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H.