Nancy N. McFarland

Rye - Nancy N. McFarland, 79, of Rye and Longboat Key, FL, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014, surrounded by her family, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital after her valiant battle with cancer. She was born October 29, 1934 in Bristol, VT, a daughter of the late Ridley J. and Rina (Jimmo) Norton. Nancy attended Bristol public schools before moving to Middlebury, VT where she worked as a nurse at Porter Hospital. On November 2, 1955, she married Henry 0. McFarland in the Middlebury College Chapel and shortly after Hank’s graduation, the couple moved to Rye where they raised their family and resided until the time of her death. Nancy was an accomplished artisan. She enjoyed knitting and needlepoint and within the past 10 years, she learned the art of basket weaving from Martha Weatherbee. Her many beautiful shaker style and Nantucket lightship baskets will be her legacy. She also loved her garden, the arts and cooking. She was a loyal friend to many, outspoken and generous of heart; she was very supportive of her children and grandchildren, following their pursuits and passions with great pride. She was a generous supporter of the causes she loved, which included many environmental and artistic organizations. In addition to her husband of over 59 years, Henry O. McFarland, she is survived by her daughter, Susan McFarland Moynahan and her husband John of Rye; her son, Jay D. McFarland and his wife Suzanne of Rye; her loving grandchildren, Kaitlin Moynahan, Shannon Moynahan and her fiancé Christopher Lane, Peter Moynahan, Tyler McFarland and Ian McFarland. She also leaves her sister Elizabeth McKinnon of Hinesburg, VT, her half-brother Dale Norton of Starksboro, VT, her nieces Gayle Alexander and Glynda McKinnon of Vermont and a cousin Ellen Morton-Hamil of Rye and Las Vegas. Visiting hours will be from 4 to 7 PM on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home – Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. A graveside service will be held on Thursday at 11 AM in the Central Cemetery, Rye. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, donations in Nancy's name may be made to the NHSPCA, PO Box 196, Stratham, NH 03885 www.nhspca.org/category-s/51.htm or the Southeast Land Trust of NH, 12 Center Street, 2nd floor, Exeter, NH 03833 www.seltnh.org/index.php/donate/become-a-member. A celebration of Nancy’s life is also being planned for late November on Longboat Key with the date and time to be announced.

Nancy N. McFarland

October 29, 1934 - July 26, 2014