Gilmanton-----Glenna Mae Healey of Rte 140, died at the Goldenview Health Care Center, Meredith on Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Glenna was born and raised in Gilmanton, N.H. She was the daughter of John J. and Julia (Bruce) Munsey. She attended Laconia High School and graduated from Franklin High School in 1947.
Glenna lived in the Boston area for a number of years and was a dance instructor for the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Boston. In 1970, she returned to the Laconia-Gilmanton area and was employed at the Laconia State School and Training Center for thirteen years, retiring in 1991. She later was a home care provider for many years.
Glenna was a member of the Gilmanton Community Church. She wrote a book about the death of her family members titled “No More Tomorrows”.
Survivors include a son, “Chuck” Healey and his wife, Helen, of Laconia; a grandchild, Brianna Healey; a step grandson, Andrew Swain, and his fiancée, Tami Edgerly; a brother, Maurice Munsey, of Gilmanton and several nephews and nieces. In addition to her parents, Glenna was predeceased by a son, John Healey, in 1980, by two brothers, John Munsey, Jr. and Herbert Munsey and by two sisters, Margaret Gard and Arletta Gale.
A calling hour will be held on Sunday, April 1, 2012 from 1:00-2:00PM at the Gilmanton Community Church, Four Corners, Gilmanton.
A Funeral Service will follow the calling hour at 2:00PM also at the Gilmanton Community Church, Four Corners, Gilmanton, N.H.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Smith Meeting House Cemetery, Gilmanton, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the John Healey Scholarship Fund c/o Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 7312, Gilford, NH 03247-7312.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.