TITLE:  Doris Arlene (Hartwell) Granger, Obituary, Nov. 15, 2000 

SUBMITTERS:  Exeter Newsletter, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             Exeter, NH (issue Nov 21, 2000 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, Jan 2001

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Doris H. Granger 

EXETER - Doris Arlene (Hartwell) Granger, 86, of 15 RiverWoods Drive, died 
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000 at her home. 

She was born Aug. 27, 1914, in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of the late 
Norcross N. and Florence J. (Chapple) Hartwell. She had resided in Durham and
Lee for 49 years before moving to Exeter five years ago. 

She was a graduate of Arlington (Mass.) High School and completed the 
kindergarten teacher training program cum laude at Lesley College in 
Cambridge, Mass. She continued her education at the University of New 
Hampshire and Boston University. 

Mrs. Granger was a kindergarten teacher in the Oyster River School District 
for 26 years, until her retirement in 1976. She served as head teacher at 
Mast Way School in Lee for seven years. She had previously taught in 
Brattleboro, Vt. 

She was a pioneer in the New Hampshire School Readiness Project and was a 
certified Gesell Developmental examiner for school readiness. 

She was president of the N.H. Chapter of the American Association for the
Education of Young Children; a member and president of the Lee Fire 
Department Ladies Auxiliary and the Lee Historical Society; she was Lee's 
representative to the Oyster River Home Health Association; a 36-year member 
of the American Bell Association serving as president of the New England 
Chapter and as a musical director for the international association; a member
of the Strafford County Retired Teachers Association; and of Delta Kappa 
Gamma, honorary society for women teachers. 

She was an accomplished pianist and provided entertainment and accompaniment
at many musical events. 

The widow of Ralph H. Granger, her husband of 59 years who died in 1998, she 
is survived by two sons and their wives, Dr. Clark A. and Rosemarie Granger 
of Woolwich, Maine, and Dr. Ralph H. and Judith Granger of Farmington, Maine;
one daughter and her husband, Carolyn G. and Stanley Whitlock of Merrimack; 
five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. 

Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will 
be in Durham Cemetery. 

Memorial donations may be made to the ABA, c/o Ruth Ann Frank, 4754 Seibert 
Ave., St. Louis, MO 63123-5811 with a designation for the Collins Memorial 
Bell Tower Fund, an educational publication of the American Bell Association. 

Assistance with the arrangements is by the Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, 
Newmarket. 



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