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Amanda M. Albeke Grenier
BROOKLYN — Amanda M. Albeke Grenier, 37, died unexpectedly of natural causes Nov. 17, 2020, at home.
Amanda was born in 1983 in Pittsfield, Mass., at Berkshire Medical Center and moved to Moosup from Becket, Mass., when she was 2 years old. She always excelled in scholastics making the honor roll all throughout grade school. She graduated Plainfield High School in 2001 and went on to attend Fitchburg State College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude earning a bachelor’s degree in science majoring in criminal justice. Amanda later went on to earn a master’s degree in library and information science at Southern Connecticut State University.
She married Justin Grenier Nov. 4, 2006, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Plainfield.
Amanda was the director of the Gladys E. Kelly Public Library in Webster. There she was influential in the library’s management and development, having a positive impact on her staff and the local community.
She leaves her husband, Justin R. Grenier of Brooklyn; her parents, Whitney and Donna Albeke of Moosup; her sister, Alison Showers (Gary) of Chicopee, Mass; two nieces, Caley and Madelyn Showers; her uncles, Michael Didato (Georgene) of Waterford, and Richard Albeke of Virginia.
The Graveside Service was Nov. 23 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Norwich. Donations: Friends of Gladys E. Kelly Public Library, 2 Lake St., Webster, MA 01570. Gilman Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.
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