Nancy M. Lane

WATERFORD Nancy M. Lane, 81, of Flamingo Lane passed away peacefully after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday June 19, 2025. Born in Troy she was the daughter of the late Francis and Eva Valchek Darwak. She was a graduate of the former St. Agnes School in Cohoes, Keveny Memorial Academy and Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing.
Nancy was employed for over 40 years as a Registered Nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy and retired in 2006. In her spare time, she enjoyed cross-stitching, knitting, crocheting and sewing as well as maintaining her home, which she enjoyed so much.
She is the loving mother of Paula Campione (Charles) of Niskayuna, Timothy Macaulay (Siobhan) of West Charlton and the late Robert J. Macaulay Jr. She is the sister of Francis Darwak Jr. (Jacqueline) of Waterford and is the grandmother of Casey Mercer, Shelby and Teagan Macaulay and the late Andrew Macaulay. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass on Wednesday June 25, 2025 at 10 am at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 119 Broad St., Waterford. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Waterford.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society at: www.donate.cancer.org