Lisa Marie Ryder-Cron

Ryder-Cron, Lisa Marie
40, of Litchfield Park, AZ and Mariaville, ME, passed away with her family by her side, at West Valley Hospital in Goodyear, AZ, on February 8, 2014, after a long and courageous battle against metastatic breast cancer. She was born on March 5, 1973 in Bangor, ME, the daughter of Jennifer E. (Colbath) and Neal A. "Buzz" Ryder III. Lisa attended high school at Hampden Academy in Hampden, ME, graduating in 1991. She enlisted in the US Air Force in 1995 and proudly served as a weapons controller/scheduler/instructor for 15 years, seeing two tours of duty in Kuwait. She attained the rank of MSgt before being honorably discharged due to her illness in 2010. She will be fondly remembered for her love of her family and friends, animals, gardening, crafts, and...shopping. Lisa was predeceased by her father in 1982. She is survived by her husband and stepdaughter, Fay A. and Erica N. Cron of Litchfield Park, AZ; her mother and stepfather, Jennifer E. and Donald E. Holt, Jr. of Mariaville, ME; brother and sister-in-law, Jason L. and Crystal F. Ryder of Mariaville, ME; stepsister Jennifer M. Holt of Holden, ME; a special niece, Lauren A. Boutilier of Bangor, ME; mother-in-law, Ellen Cron of Sayre, PA; paternal grandmother, Eleanor M. Ryder of Bangor, ME; many aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and numerous friends. A memorial service for Lisa will be held on February 26, 2014 from 2 to 4 PM at Abel Funeral Services, 1627 N. 51st Ave., Phoenix, AZ. Gifts in memory of Lisa may be sent to Hope Team, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, 14200 Celebrate Life Way, Goodyear, AZ, 85338, or Sun Valley Animal Shelter, 7150 N. 110th Ave., Glendale, AZ, 85307.