Sandra G. Munsey

She was born to the late Robert B. & Frances L.D. Goss in Portsmouth, NH. Sandy graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1955 and received a BA in Government from the University of NH in 1959. She received a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Northeastern University in 1976. She married the late Donald T. Munsey Jr in 1959 and lived in NH, Medfield and Norfolk MA before moving to Forestdale in 1998.

Sandy’s work careers included Public Administration, Revenue Officer, grade school and collegiate teacher, Rye NH Police & Fire Dispatcher, & clerk at Saunder’s Lobster Pound. Sandra was active in local government and was the first woman selectman in Medfield. She was active with Norfolk County 4-H with her 4-H club The Eager Beavers, Medfield Music Boosters, life member of Kappa Delta, Locke Family Association, American Society for Public Administrators, League of Women Voters, International Order of Rainbow, Order of Eastern Star, founding member of Rhododendron Quilters, New England Quilter’s Guild, American Quilt Study Group, & Narragansett Bay Quilters Association. She had a special appreciation for antique, red work and Hawaiian quilts.

Sandy is survived by her siblings, Sarah, Corrine, Marilyn, & Joseph, her daughters, Suzanne & Carol, and granddaughters, Leah & Sarah.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to The Goss Farm, c/o the Rye Conservation Commission, Rye Town Hall, 10 Central Rd, Rye, NH 03870.

Graveside services and a reception will be held at the Rye Central Cemetery sometime in 2025.