Elia, Nancy H. (Hanks) of Milton passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 4, 2016. The beloved wife of Thomas B. Elia of Milton and devoted mother of Mary Elia of Milton and Thomas B. Elia, Jr. & his wife Lisa of Jupiter, FL. She was the cherished grandmother of Emily Elia of FL and dear sister of Barbara G. Hanks of Westwood and the late Joseph H. Hanks, Jr. Funeral Procession leaving from the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., Milton, Saturday morning at 10:15. Graveside Service at Milton Cemetery at 10:45 AM. Visiting hours at the Funeral Home Friday from 4 to 8 PM. Retired Operating Room Nurse Manager of Faulkner Hospital. Former Nurse Manager at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Emerson Hospital, Milton Hospital, Carney Hospital and New England Baptist Hospital. Recipient of a Master’s Degree in Nursing from Leslie College & a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Emmanuel College. Graduate of New England Baptist Hospital Nursing School. Late member of the American Operating Room Nurses’ Assn. Instrumental in implementing quality control programs which insured patients’ safety throughout her career. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made to Good Shepherd Community Care, 90 Wells Ave., Newton, MA 02459.