Mary Anne Doheny (nee Ruth), age 76 and long-time resident of Lansdale, Pa and Thousand Island Park, NY, died Tuesday, January 16th. She was born Anna Mae in Tewksbury, Massachusetts on June 21, 1941. She lived in several foster homes in Boston until Pearl S. Buck heard of her story and brought her to Welcome House in Doylestown, PA. Helen and Henry Ruth, of Lansdale, PA, adopted Mary Anne when she was 11 years old. Mary Anne went on to become a registered nurse (BSN) and while working as a head nurse at Abington Hospital she met the love of her life, Francis R. Doheny. They married and raised three children in Lansdale, PA. Mary Anne was one of the oldest living . . .

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