Nancyann Gilbert RN

GILBERT, Nancyann (Smith) RN-known affectionately as G.G. (Grandma Gilbert) by the grandchildren died at the age of 74 years on June 17, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with leukemia. Nancyann was born in Germantown, PA and was a resident of North Scituate, MA for more than 47 years. She graduated as a RN from Bryn Mawr School of Nursing in 1955, and went on to become a surgical OR nurse. She later received a M.S. in Psychology from Emmanuel College in 1978. She went on to be a Case Manager Nurse at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, where she retired after 13 years. She loved Scituate and was very involved in the community. She was a soprano singer in the St Francis Cabrini Choir for many years, but her favorite "job" was Girl Scout Leader for several years. Her adventuresome and invincible spirit ran tandem with her activities of choice scuba diving, snowshoeing, traveling and reading. Beloved wife of John W. Gilbert and devoted mother of her six children John William and his wife Robin Gilbert of Hull, MA, Anne Marie and her husband Tong Zheng, Byron Paul and his wife Karen Gilbert of Flemington, NJ, Peter James Gilbert of Carlsbad, CA, Priscilla Jean and her husband Patrick Lang of Sherwood, Oregon, Catherine Elizabeth and her husband Charlie Raynes of Rye, NH; and her seven grandchildren: Evan Gilbert, Bradley Gilbert, Nolan Gilbert, Ellis Gilbert, Skylar Raynes, Elizabeth Gilbert Zheng and Kyra Lang, as well as her little dog Riley. Sister of the late Byron Smith of Vestal, NY. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at 10 am, at St. Anthony's Church, 10 Summer St, Cohasset, MA. Visiting hours will be held on Monday, June 22, 2009, from 4 to 8pm at McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home at 1 Summer St (across from St Anthony's Church), Cohasset. Internment Groveland Cemetery, Mann Lot Rd, Scituate, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Nancyann Gilbert to Dr. Amrein's Fund for Leukemia Research at MGH, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114. Nancyann fought leukemia with undaunted courage and an unwavering positive, high-spirited outlook. We are grateful to have had the time with her, she will be dearly missed. For an online guestbook, please visit www.mcnamara-sparrell.com McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Homes Brighton-Cohasset-Norwell 781-383-0200