Edith Knee

Edith May Holmes [m. Morono Knee] was born in Clinton, Iowa to Robert Wesley Holmes Sr., a civil engineer and a real estate businessman with Scottish and Irish heritage, and Ruth Foster Moorehouse, a daughter of British ancestry, on July 29, 1923. Her family first settled in Brooklyn, New York on Cortelyou Road. After her parents’ marriage, they ventured to the Midwest. Following graduation, Edith went on to join the WAVES of the United States Navy during World War II, leaving her friends and family behind. She was trained as a dental technician and served her final military days in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she met her husband, Frank Anthony Morono, Jr. The couple resided in Concord where they raised their two children, Stanley Frank Morono, and Karen Ruth Morono.

Edith was active in her community as President of the Women’s Club of Concord, a member of the Community Players; where she was a performing artist as well as an avid supporter. She was a Daughter of the American Revolution [DAR] and a leader in The Rainbow Club and a Girl Scout’s leader.

Edith was employed by New Hampshire Savings Bank for 20 years. During this time, promoted to Manager of Tellers for Bank of New Hampshire, and then Assistant Branch Manager. She spent her retirement years in Beaver Meadow Village with her husband, Frank A. Morono, Jr. Soon after relocation there, her beloved husband died on September 11, 1988, and was buried with full military honors at Blossom Hill Cemetery.

She later married Ronald Paul Knee, a longtime friend of theirs, and resident of Beaver Meadow Village for more than 20 years. The couple summered in Costa Del Sol in St. Petersburg, Florida. They became known as the face of Beaver Meadow, serving on the Board of Directors for many years, and participating in many improvements in the area until relocating to John P. Whittaker Place in Penacook.

Edith was a devoted Red Sox and Boston Bruin’s fan, White’s Park skating enthusiast, and engaged member of St. Paul’s Church. Later in her life of faith, she was a volunteer in the church’s gift shop for many years.

Family survivors of Edith M. Morono Knee are her son, Stanley F. Morono of New London, her daughter Karen Ruth Morono of Los Angeles, Caroline Morono, wife of Stanley, and their children, Taylor H. Morono, of New York, and Elizabeth J. Haversang and her husband Erik Haversang of Colchester, Vermont.