Stephen R. Hanna, 69, of Mattapoisett died August 31, 2010 unexpectedly at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He was the husband of Nancy W. (Walker) Hanna with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. Born and raised in Malone, NY, he was the son of the late Robert H. and Elizabeth M. (Mason) Hanna. Upon graduating Norwich University, he was commissioned to the U.S. Army as a second Lieutenant serving 8 years during the Korean War and the Vietnam Wars. Mr. Hanna was the recipient of 2 Bronze Stars. He later was a service engineer for Mac Truck and founded H & H Company. He was a member the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 280 and the Disabled American Veterans Dr. C.E. Burt Chapter 7. He served as a board member for the Mattapoisett Council on Aging. Survivors include his wife; his 5 children, Deborah Hanna and her companion Kevin Garrett of New York City, Robert Hanna, Jr., M.D. and his wife Dee of Easton, MD, Kelly Sen and her husband Nilanjan of Queens, NY, Michael Hanna and his wife Christine of North Hampton, MA and Kristen Hanna of Providence; a sister, Mary Edgar of Florida; 4 grandchildren, Justin, Tyler, Sofia and Rohan; many cousins including Ernie Mason of Plattsburg, NY. He was the brother of the late John Hanna. His family will receive guests on Saturday, September 11th from 12 Noon - 3 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made The Jimmy Fund, c/o Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor Brookline, MA 02445-7226. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

CYNTHIA LEAS WORCESTER SHANKS (69) of Big Canoe, Georgia Birthdate: April 24, 1941 (Duluth, Minnesota) Died August 30, 2010 Eldest daughter of the late Commander Frederick Leas Worcester and the late Elizabeth MacPherran Worcester. She married David Carey Shanks on September 1, l962 in Asheville, N.C., who survives. She is also survived by a daughter, Nanon Clarke Shanks Olson, and her husband, Carl Frederick Olson, of Marietta, Georgia and their three children: Kyle Gustav Olson, David Hayward Olson, and Elizabeth Leas Olson. She is also survived by a son, Andrew MacPherran Shanks, and his wife, Keri Lester Shanks, of Woodbridge, Virginia and their daughter, Elizabeth Lynn Shanks. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kirsten Conant Shanks, who was survived by her husband, Brendan Michael Halpin, and a daughter, Rowen Shanks Halpin, of Jamaica Plain, New York. She is also survived by a sister, Elizabeth MacPherran Worcester Numrich, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and her children: Philip Wixom Numrich, and Helen Elizabeth Numrich DeFlorin. Mrs. Shanks was educated at the American International School in the Philippines, Montego Bay High School in Jamaica, and at The Abbott Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Mount Holyoke College in North Hadley, Massachusetts. After her marriage to Mr. Shanks, she resided with her growing family in Wilmington, Delaware; in Huntington, Long Island, New York; in Wayland, Massachusetts; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; in Marion, Massachusetts; and since 2006, in Big Canoe, Georgia. While balancing the demands of child-rearing and homemaking, she worked tirelessly for the benefit of her community. She never lost her love of learning, and was a voracious reader. She loved nature in all its forms, and was a friend of creatures great and small. During her energetic career she was a research assistant in the Psychology Department at the University of Delaware; a school bus driver and nursery school teacher in Huntington, Long Island; a Bookmobile driver for the Framingham Public Library; a bank teller in Wayland, Massachusetts; an employee of The Sudbury Valley Trustees, an environmental conservation organization in Wayland; a paralegal with Palmer & Dodge in Boston; a member of the Parish Committee of the First Parish Unitarian Church of Wayland; a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; a member of the Sippican Women’s Club, Marion, Massachusetts; and a volunteer at the Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, providing free medical care for residents of Pickens County, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, 175 Samaritan Drive, Jasper, GA, 30143.