Barbara C. (Toccone) Lane of Newton died on Saturday August 9. She was 77 years old. Mrs. Lane received an Associates degree from Boston University, a Bachelors degree from Leslie College and a Masters degree from Wheelock College. She was the Nursery School Director for the Eliot Church of Newton for 25 years, retiring in 1992. Mrs. Lane was a former Sunday School teacher at the First Baptist Church in Newton and was instrumental in establishing the First Baptist Church Nursery School. She leaves her children Gail A. Jones and her husband Grenville C. of Kentville Nova Scotia, Judith E. Johnson and her husband Donald C. of Norwood, Karen Lane Zacher of Worcester and Janice Van Hyning and her husband Mark E. of Newton. The sister of Marjorie J. Usseglio of Arlington, Edith A. Kearney of Marshfield and Virginia N. Pfeifer of Natick. She was the grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of one grandson. Graveside services will be held at the Newton Cemetery 791 Walnut Street Newton on Wednesday August 13 at 2:00 PM followed by a Memorial service at the First Baptist Church in Newton (corner of Beacon and Centre Streets) at 3:00 PM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. In lieu of flowers memorials in Barbara’s memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Dementia Unit, South Belknap, Second Floor, c/o McLean Hospital 115 Mill Street, Belmont MA 02478.