Donna L. Lane, 57, of Derry, NH, died Thursday, December 6, 2007 in the Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH. She was born in Baltimore, MD on February 14, 1950, a daughter of the late Emory and Gloria (Houck) Martin. Mrs. Lane grew up in Baltimore and had lived in Enfield, CT and throughout New England prior to settling in Derry in 1986. She worked as a quality assurance supervisor for Hawke Quality Products of Derry for over 10 years. Mrs. Lane was a dedicated Girl Scout Leader, Den Mother and volunteer. She enjoyed crafts, knitting, artistic wood burning, and bird watching with her husband.
She is survived by her husband, William E. Lane, Jr. of Derry, three daughters, Tracy DeLeon and her husband Israel of Gambrills, MD, Lisa Seitz and her husband Frank of Odenton, MD, Cheryl Lane of Derry, two sons, Jeremy Lane of Seabrook, NH, Kevin Lane and his wife Crystal of Land-O-Lakes, FL, nine grandchildren, Matthew, Daniel, Savannah, Kelsey, Taylor, Alanna, Alexis, Emily and Acadia, her paternal grandmother, Bernice Martin of Manchester, MD, a brother, John Martin of Baltimore, MD, two sisters, Nancy Jenkins of Manchester, MD, Diane Schwartz of Pikesville, MD and also by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
There are no calling hours. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 8th at 2:30pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01710 or to St. Jude's Children’s Hospital, PO Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101.