Dover - Fran Munroe died peacefully at Bellamy Fields after a brief illness. She was born in Newburyport, MA, and graduated from NHS in 1951. She married Dale Munroe in 1953, settled in Newburyport, and joined the Women's Sodality at the Immaculate Conception Church. By 1960 the family included 3 children, and they moved to Amesbury, where she founded the Mothers' Club at St. Joseph's Church. This Club raised money for the church and local charities by organizing fashion shows, white elephant sales, and raffles. At this time she had a fourth child, began braiding rugs, and then opened her own shop, selling wool and rug braiding paraphernalia. She also began teaching rug braiding before the family moved to Connecticut in support of her husband's promotion in 1967.

With her children now in school, Fran began working with the elderly, an occupation that she continued to pursue after moving to California with her family in 1975. In 1978, after divorce, she returned to Newburyport and worked at Gould for 25 years, eventually becoming their credit manager. During some of this time and for years after her retirement, she was president of the Newburyport Council of Aging; she coordinated with the police to conduct Safety for Seniors presentations; and she tirelessly worked with other volunteers to successfully establish a Senior Center in Newburyport. This last venture took many years of lobbying and thousands of hours of benefit dinners. Fran was named "Queen of the Volunteers" during one Yankee Homecoming celebration, and she was honored at the dedication of the new Senior Center when it opened a few years later. Her last years were spent with her loving family, her beloved Red Sox and Patriots, and her rug braiding classes which she had begun teaching through adult ed and continued for many years with the same loyal students in her basement "classroom".

Fran was predeceased by her brothers Gordon, Raymond, Fred, and Jim, and her sister Kay. She leaves her brother, Don and his wife, Nancy, her sister-in-law Irene, and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves her children, Marsha and her husband Bob; Valerie and her husband Joe; Tom and his wife Anita; and her son, Jon. Also missing her greatly are her grandchildren Shannon, Erika, Mandy, Joey, Maggie, Taylor, Fallon, and Kerrie; and great grandchildren Atlee, Chase, Harper, Avery, and Paige. Much love and gratitude go to the staffs of both the Residence at Silver Square and Bellamy Fields in Dover NH for their wonderful care.

Family and friends may call from 10:30 AM to Noon on Monday April 7, 2025 at Immaculate Conception Church 42 Green St. Newburyport, followed by her Funeral Mass at Noon and burial at St. Mary's Cemetery in Newburyport. The Twomey, LeBlanc, & Conte Funeral Home 193 High St. Newburyport, MA 01950 is assisting Mrs. Munroe's family with her arrangements.

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