Greenfield, MA – She was born October 1, 1942 in Lowell, MA. She had two passions in life. One was raising beef cattle & managing an animal shelter while living in the Richmond IN area during the 80’s. Her true calling was working with the elderly folks. In 1979 she earned her Activity Directors Training Program certificate from the Kansas Health Care Assoc. where she started out as a Nurse’s Aid. In the early 90’s she moved to MA to be near her daughter. She got a job at the former Anchorage Nursing Home in Shelburne as the Activities Director. When they closed, she transferred to the former Buckley Nursing Home where she continued her work in the Activities Dept. until she retired at the age of 73.
Survived by her best friend and daughter, Tracey (Stephen) Crowningshield. Two grandsons; Justen (Jaimie) Brooks of Colrain MA and Matthew Brooks of Heath MA.
Sisters; Nancy (Bob) Harvey of FL, Susan Maiocchi of Pelham NH, Victoria Dodier-Cootey of KY, Sara (Paul) Patenode of Hudson NH, & Joanne Grba of CA.
Brothers; J. Timothy Zelonis of Pelham NH, Jonathan Zelonis of ME/FL, Joseph (Robin) Zelonis of ME & Bucky Zelonis of Londonderry NH.
There will not be any services as requested by Linda. A private family service will be held in the Spring.
Donations can be made in her name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This organization was very near & dear to her heart.
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