Jo-Ellen Gibson, 53, of Manchester, NH, died November 10, 2006, at Elliot Hospital, after a brief illness.
Born in Manchester, NH on July 30, 1953, she was the daughter of Robert and Madeline (Dugan) Leslie. She was a lifelong resident of the city.
Mrs. Gibson graduated from Manchester High School Central, class of 1971. She attended Keene State College.
Mrs. Gibson worked as a homecare provider with Visiting Angels and Easter Seals of New Hampshire.
Family members include her husband, Gary J. Gibson of Manchester; her son, Zachary Banks of Pembroke, NH; her step-son, John Banks of San Diego, CA; two step-daughters, Stacy Knight of Perkinsville VT and Abbey Schaefer of Pomfret, Vermont; her brother, Thomas Leslie of Kernersville, North Carolina; three sisters, Joan Beck of Hooksett, NH, Mrs. William (Roberta) Biron of Manchester, NH and Mrs. Paul (Karen) Daneault of Manchester, five grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, one aunt and her foster-daughter Jessica Johnson.
In her life: Mrs. Gibson will be remembered as a devoted, loving, caring, and selfless wife, mother, grandmother. She enjoyed baking ,especially birthday cakes for her family. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, Kali ,Seth, Madison and Kadance. She was fond of Abbey, her black labrador retriever and her cat. She leaves her beloved great-nieces and great-nephews, Makayla, Madison, Connor, Skyler, Jayden, Landyn, Bryan, Dylan, Devon, Robert, Emily, and her close friend, Ronald Banks. She was a care provider for Carrie Gray.
Services: A memorial reception will be held Thursday from 4 to 6 PM at the Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 537 Union Street, corner of Concord Street, Manchester. A memorial service will follow at 6PM in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of ones choice.
For more information: please visit:www.connorhealy.com.
