Debra Lynn Conner, of Westwood Massachusetts, died on September 12, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was 51. Debra was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She received a B.S. in Biology at the University of Delaware and an ASDH from Del Tech. She worked for over twenty-five years as a dental hygienist. She was a devoted mother, daughter, sister, wife, and friend. She is survived by her husband, David; children, Lauren and James; her mother, Sonya Roeberg Gross, and late father Rodman Gross, of Wilmington, Delaware; her sister, Terri Heinrich, brother-in-law, Martin, niece, Ally, and nephew, Jack, of Washington DC. Donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation or the American Cancer Society. Relatives and friends are invited to meet with Debra's family in the Holden, Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock St. (off Route 109) Westwood on Friday evening September 21st from 5-8pm.