AMHERST, NH – Jean was born in South Orange, New Jersey on March 18, 1931 and died peacefully in Nashua, NH on March 17, 2011, while recuperating from double pneumonia.

Jean was a Registered Nurse who graduated from Bates College in 1954. Upon graduation, she practiced nursing for a short time in New Jersey and after her marriage in 1955, she worked at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, MA, until her first child was born in 1958.

While living in Pittsford, NY, she contributed her time to the Pittsford Ambulance Service. After her four children had grown, she worked part time at the Crotched Mountain Foundation from 1984 until her retirement in 1996.

Jean was a resident of Amherst, NH for the majority of the years since 1976. The Amherst Congregational Church was one of the keystones of her life where she was a member of the Choir and Bell Ringers. She was a past President of the Amherst Woman’s Association, at one time she served on the Board of Directors of the Amherst Public Library and the Souhegan Nursing Association, and belonged to the PEO Sorority and the Amherst Garden Club.

Her hobbies included gourmet cooking, music, photography, and cross stitch. Early in her retirement, Jean traveled extensively in the United States and internationally, but since late 2005, her health had confined her travels to New England.

Jean leaves her husband, Dave; a sister, Carol in Plano, TX; four children, Janet of Orange, CA, Michael of Boulder, CO, Peter of Amherst, NH and Kathleen of Dallas, TX; and two grandchildren, Delaney and Corbin of Boulder, CO.

Funeral services are private. Burial will be in Meadowview Cemetery, Amherst, at a later date. For those people desiring to share in her memory, contributions to the Crotched Mountain Foundation, 1 Verney Drive, Greenfield, NH 03047, would be appreciated. Arrangements are in the care of Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford. To leave an online condolence, please go to www.smith-heald.com.