Marian C. (MacLellan) Hanley, age 95
Communicant of St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Andover
ANDOVER- Marian C. (MacLellan) Hanley, age 95, a 50 year resident of West Andover, formerly of Tewksbury, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Woodbriar of Wilmington.
She was the beloved wife of John J. Hanley, who passed away on February 24, 2002.
Born in Milton, MA on November 21, 1915, she was the daughter of the late John G. MacLellan and the late Katherine (MacDonald) MacLellan.
Marian was raised in Tewksbury, attended Tewksbury schools and graduated from Lowell High School.
A devout Catholic, she was a daily communicant and former member of the choir at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in West Andover.
She is survived by one daughter, Catherine A. Hanley of Andover; one son, Michael P. Hanley of Andover; three grandchildren, Meagan E. Keane and her husband Phil of Boston, David M. Hanley of Boston and Taylor S. Hanley of Derry, NH; three sisters, Loretta M. Grogan and Margaret M. Berube both of Andover and Sarah A. MacLellan of Tewksbury; also many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Marian was the sister of the late Allan D. MacLellan, John G. MacLellan, Jr. and Josephine M. Hedstrom.
Calling hours will be Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 4-8 p.m. at the Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 16 Lee St., Tewksbury. Her funeral will be Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m., from the funeral home, followed by her Funeral Mass at 11 a.m., at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 198 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover. Interment at Tewksbury Cemetery. In lieu flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 198 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover, MA 01810.