Sheila F. (Fay) Lania

March 11, 1967 - October 4, 2021

Posted 10/12/21

Sheila F. (Fay) Lania, 54, of Elizabeth Drive, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, Mass. She was the beloved wife of Brian R. Lania. Mr. & Mrs. Lania had been …

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Sheila F. (Fay) Lania

March 11, 1967 - October 4, 2021

Posted

Sheila F. (Fay) Lania, 54, of Elizabeth Drive, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, Mass. She was the beloved wife of Brian R. Lania. Mr. & Mrs. Lania had been married for twenty years.

Born in Weymouth, Mass., a daughter of Carol (Salenius) Fay of Bristol and the late Robert Fay, she had lived in Lincoln for the past twenty-one years.

Mrs. Lania worked as a teacher in the Barrington School District before retiring. She was a graduate of Roger Williams University, Bristol.

Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by one daughter, Alaina Palumbo of Lincoln; two sons, Nicholas Palumbo of Chicago, Ill., and Justin Palumbo of Lincoln; three stepsons, Richard Lania of Boston, Mass., Anthony Lania of Burlington, Vt., and Robert Lania of New York, N.Y.; two sisters, Donna Jordan of Warren, and Diane Raiola of Bristol; three brothers, Robert Fay of Bristol, Timothy Fay of Barrington and Thomas Fay of Barrington; one grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Barbara Fay.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Saint Mary Church, 330 Wood St., Bristol. Burial followed in Saint Mary Cemetery, Bristol. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory to the Gloria Gemma Foundation, 249 Roosevelt Ave., Suite 201, Pawtucket, R.I. 02860 would be appreciated. For directions and guest book, please visit www.bellowsfuneralchapel.com.

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