FALMOUTH - Barbara W. Dana, 90, of Falmouth, formerly of Cumberland Foreside and Hingham, Mass., died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005 of cancer.
She was the wife of the late Lawrence Dana.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of Charles Martin Wood and Florence Harrah Wood. She graduated from the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and Vassar College. An avid athlete throughout her high school and college years, she played field hockey and squash at the collegiate and national levels.
Mrs. Dana was a lifelong loyal and devoted volunteer. She amassed many thousands of volunteer hours at both the Massachusetts General Hospital and at Maine Medical Center where she was also a corporator of the hospital for many years. Other organizations which benefited from her generosity of time are the American Red Cross, the Girl Scouts of America, the Audubon Society, the Portland Women's Exchange, Victoria Mansion and St. Mary's Garden Club.
A firm believer in education for all ages, she was always on active and loyal supporter of her children's and grandchildren's schools and colleges.
She leaves her daughters, Barbara Greppin of Westwood, Mass., Deborah Callahan of Hingham, Mass., and Sarah Krug of Royal Oak, Mich. Her grandchildren include Barbara Ripley Greppin Thomas, Richard Joseph Callahan Jr., Lawrence Daniel Callahan, Tara Callahan Driscoll, Alison Krug Good, Margaret Krug Seyfried, Benjamin Hoffmann Krug, and the late Lt. j.g. Ernest Haquette Greppin III, U.S.N. She is survived by seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 26 at 1:30 p.m., at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth.
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Aug. 21, 2005
She was the wife of the late Lawrence Dana.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of Charles Martin Wood and Florence Harrah Wood. She graduated from the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and Vassar College. An avid athlete throughout her high school and college years, she played field hockey and squash at the collegiate and national levels.
Mrs. Dana was a lifelong loyal and devoted volunteer. She amassed many thousands of volunteer hours at both the Massachusetts General Hospital and at Maine Medical Center where she was also a corporator of the hospital for many years. Other organizations which benefited from her generosity of time are the American Red Cross, the Girl Scouts of America, the Audubon Society, the Portland Women's Exchange, Victoria Mansion and St. Mary's Garden Club.
A firm believer in education for all ages, she was always on active and loyal supporter of her children's and grandchildren's schools and colleges.
She leaves her daughters, Barbara Greppin of Westwood, Mass., Deborah Callahan of Hingham, Mass., and Sarah Krug of Royal Oak, Mich. Her grandchildren include Barbara Ripley Greppin Thomas, Richard Joseph Callahan Jr., Lawrence Daniel Callahan, Tara Callahan Driscoll, Alison Krug Good, Margaret Krug Seyfried, Benjamin Hoffmann Krug, and the late Lt. j.g. Ernest Haquette Greppin III, U.S.N. She is survived by seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 26 at 1:30 p.m., at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth.
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Aug. 21, 2005
FALMOUTH - Barbara W. Dana, 90, of Falmouth, formerly of Cumberland Foreside and Hingham, Mass., died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005 of cancer.
She was the wife of the late Lawrence Dana.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of Charles Martin Wood and Florence Harrah Wood. She graduated from the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and Vassar College. An avid athlete throughout her high school and college years, she played field hockey and squash at the collegiate and national levels.
Mrs. Dana was a lifelong loyal and devoted volunteer. She amassed many thousands of volunteer hours at both the Massachusetts General Hospital and at Maine Medical Center where she was also a corporator of the hospital for many years. Other organizations which benefited from her generosity of time are the American Red Cross, the Girl Scouts of America, the Audubon Society, the Portland Women's Exchange, Victoria Mansion and St. Mary's Garden Club.
A firm believer in education for all ages, she was always on active and loyal supporter of her children's and grandchildren's schools and colleges.
She leaves her daughters, Barbara Greppin of Westwood, Mass., Deborah Callahan of Hingham, Mass., and Sarah Krug of Royal Oak, Mich. Her grandchildren include Barbara Ripley Greppin Thomas, Richard Joseph Callahan Jr., Lawrence Daniel Callahan, Tara Callahan Driscoll, Alison Krug Good, Margaret Krug Seyfried, Benjamin Hoffmann Krug, and the late Lt. j.g. Ernest Haquette Greppin III, U.S.N. She is survived by seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 26 at 1:30 p.m., at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth.
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Aug. 21, 2005
She was the wife of the late Lawrence Dana.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of Charles Martin Wood and Florence Harrah Wood. She graduated from the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and Vassar College. An avid athlete throughout her high school and college years, she played field hockey and squash at the collegiate and national levels.
Mrs. Dana was a lifelong loyal and devoted volunteer. She amassed many thousands of volunteer hours at both the Massachusetts General Hospital and at Maine Medical Center where she was also a corporator of the hospital for many years. Other organizations which benefited from her generosity of time are the American Red Cross, the Girl Scouts of America, the Audubon Society, the Portland Women's Exchange, Victoria Mansion and St. Mary's Garden Club.
A firm believer in education for all ages, she was always on active and loyal supporter of her children's and grandchildren's schools and colleges.
She leaves her daughters, Barbara Greppin of Westwood, Mass., Deborah Callahan of Hingham, Mass., and Sarah Krug of Royal Oak, Mich. Her grandchildren include Barbara Ripley Greppin Thomas, Richard Joseph Callahan Jr., Lawrence Daniel Callahan, Tara Callahan Driscoll, Alison Krug Good, Margaret Krug Seyfried, Benjamin Hoffmann Krug, and the late Lt. j.g. Ernest Haquette Greppin III, U.S.N. She is survived by seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 26 at 1:30 p.m., at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth.
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Aug. 21, 2005
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