1938 – 2003

MECHANIC FALLS – Nancy Pearl Gray Ryan, 65, of Mechanic Falls died peacefully Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, at home with her family and friends by her side following a brave fight with cancer.

She was born in Fayette on March 13, 1938, the daughter of Howard Pearl and Clara Louise Varney Gray. She was educated in Fayette and attended Kent’s Hill High School.

She married her husband, Robert Kevin Ryan, on Feb. 26, 1955. Nancy graduated from CMVTI in 1984 as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

She practiced her nursing skills at Stephens Memorial Hospital in the OB Department, Western Maine Pediatrics in Bridgton and Norway until her diagnosis.

She enjoyed traveling to visit family, gardening, being a dedicated Red Sox fan, spending time with her many life-long friends and, most of all, being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

Nancy loved her work, reaching beyond the day-to-day caring of patients by touching them in their personal lives through teaching sibling classes, parenting skills and being a dedicated friend. She took great pride in her community, volunteering on political campaigns, school committees and scouting.

She is survived by her husband of 48 years and their children, Kevin Ryan and his wife, Sandra, of Hartford, Belinda J. Lemay and her husband, Arthur, of Fayette, Kelly Maltz and her husband, Rick, of Hampden, Gordon Ryan and his wife, Susan, of Albany, N.Y., Lewis Ryan and his wife, Jackie, of Windham, Lisa D. Dionne and her husband, Randy, of Greene, and Michael Ryan and his companion, Angela Johnston, of Albany, N.Y.; her 11 loving grandchildren; one great-grandson; and step-grandchildren; her brothers and sisters, Lewis Gray, Delma Dodd, James Luther Gray, Donna Turner, Ruth Ann Bailey, Douglas Gray and Rebecca Mercier.

She was predeceased by her parents; an infant son, Joseph; grandsons, Arthur Joseph Lemay III and Benjamin M. Ryan; and by brothers, Richard, Bernard and Gary Gray.

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