Hélène Orbaen McLane was born in Leuven, Belgium on January 21, 1918 and passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015. Hélène was a resident of Bethesda, Maryland at the time of her passing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Merrill F. McLane, and her son, Bruce McLane. She is survived by her two adult children, Natalia F. DeWitt and Karen May McLane, her daughter-in-law Claire McLane, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.