Carrie Gleason

Carrie Lowd Gleason, 84, of North Conway died February 18, 2012 at Mineral Springs of North Conway following a lengthy illness. Born in Madison, the daughter of Waldo and Ethelyn (Pearson) Lowd, she grew up in Conway and had lived in North Conway since 1962.
Mrs. Gleason graduated from Kennett High School, Class of 1946 and the University of New Hampshire, Class of 1950.
She had been the Director of the North Conway Kindergarten from 1962 to 1982 and then became the librarian at the North Conway Library in North Conway for twenty years prior to her retirement in 2002.
The family includes her son, Scott S. Gleason and his wife Barbara of Atkinson; her daughter Sue Gleason of Nashua; a grandson, Shawn S. Gleason and his wife Katherine and a great granddaughter, Maeve Anne Gleason both of Snowmass Village, CO; her brother, John Freeman Lowd of Conway and a nephew and four nieces.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Sharon Gleason, in 2008 and a sister, Grace Lowd Bemis in 1977.
A memorial service will be held March 2, 2012 at 2 p.m. in the First Church of Christ Congregational in North Conway with the Rev. Gilman E. Healy, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Conway Village Cemetery later in the spring. There will be no visiting hours.
Donations may be sent to the North Conway Public Library, P.O. Box 409, North Conway, NH 03860 in Mrs. Gleason's memory.
The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.