Mary Manning

LEICESTER;Mary E. (Heath) Manning 78 formerly of 1888 Main St., died Sunday Nov. 9 in the Orange County Residential Healthcare Facility in Goshen, N.Y. She was the wife of William J. Manning who died in 1961. She leaves a son Kirk A. Manning (husband of Susan M.), three grandchildren Joshua A., Jacob A. and Benjamin J. Manning all of Bloomingburg, N.Y., several nieces and nephews including a niece Bonnie Mary Richer of Leicester, she is predeceased by a brother Frank R. Heath, Jr. and a sister Edith M. Richer.

Mrs. Manning was a longtime medical claims examiner for Paul Revere Insurance Co. in Worcester, Ma. before retiring in 1988. She graduated from South High in Worcester and had been a member of Bethany Congregational Church in Worcester and The Leicester Federated Church in Leicester, Ma.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m. in the Morrison-Morin Funeral home, 1131 Main St.,Leicester. A calling hour will precede the service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Ma.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Assoc. of Eastern Mass., 36 Cameron Ave., Cambridge, Ma. 02140.