Connie is survived by her daughter, Lindsay Coleman O’Connell and her husband Denis and beloved grandson Nathaniel of Marblehead; her twin brother, Richard McGrane and his wife Janet of Middleton; and her nieces and nephews and their families. She is preceded in death by her husband Richard and brother William.
Connie was born on May 7th, 1943 in Spring Valley, IL to Lillian Illemann and Stanley McGrane. They moved to Dedham, MA where she graduated from Dedham High School in 1961. She went on to graduate with her associate’s degree from Westbrook Jr. College in 1963, her bachelor’s in secondary education and biology from Salem State in 1972, and her master’s in biology from Tufts University in 1976.
Connie first taught high school biology in Manchester-by-the-Sea and then spent 12 years teaching life and earth science at Swampscott Middle School.
She married her husband Dick on Cape Cod in 1973 and the couple lived in Marblehead, MA for over 40 years. Connie and Dick spent their retirement winters in Naples, FL where she enjoyed golfing and continuing her passion for education by teaching English as a second language as a volunteer for the Literacy Volunteers of America.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Arrangements: Friends and family are invited to call at the Eustis & Cornell Funeral Home, 142 Elm St., Marblehead, on July 7th from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. A Graveside service will immediately follow, at 11:15 a.m., at Waterside Cemetery, Marblehead.
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