North Haverhill, NH Marilyn B. Spooner, 85, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 23, 2011, at her home. She was born on June 28, 1926 in Haverhill, NH. Marilyn was the daughter of Harry and Katherine (Wright) Foss. She grew up in the Haverhill township, graduating from Haverhill Academy in 1944. After completing a secretarial course at a college in Concord, NH, she returned to the Haverhill area. A fellow Haverhill Academy graduate, Parker J. Spooner, became her husband on August 20, 1950. They lived many years in the town of Woodsville, where they jointly owned a department store, and in 1977 they moved to North Haverhill, NH. Marilyn worked at various secretarial jobs, retiring after twenty years at the H.P. Cummings Construction Company office in Woodsville, NH. Mr. Spooner died on May 18, 1996, after 45 years of marriage. Marilyn is best known to town residents as the beloved librarian of the North Haverhill Patten Memorial Library for 25 years before retiring in 2009. She served on the Board of Trustees for the Haverhill libraries for many years before retiring from that post in 2011. She enjoyed crafts, collecting dolls and spending time with her family. Reading was her passion, and she took great joy as a librarian in introducing younger community members to the world of books. Marilyn authored two recently-published children s books, Bailey, Just An Ordinary Horse and The Barn That Moved Away, to encourage future young readers. She was predeceased by her parents, Harry Foss on November 14, 1983 and Katherine (Wright) Foss on November 9, 1998; and a son-in-law, Mark W. Smith on July 11, 2006. She is survived by her four children, Elaine Spooner of Los Angeles, CA; Susan Heilemann and her husband Peter of Woodsville, NH; Linda Smith of North Haverhill, NH; and David Spooner and wife Wendy of North Haverhill, NH; five grandchildren, Melanie Simmons, Joelle Heilemann, Jeremiah Heilemann, Shelby Spooner, and Kirsten Spooner; two step-grandchildren, Kaylee Heathe and Reegan Hubbard; and two step-great-grandchildren, Colby Heathe and Tyler Hubbard. There will be no calling hours. A funeral service will be held on Friday, July 29, at 11 AM at the North Haverhill United Methodist Church with her daughter and son-in-law, the Reverends Susan and Peter Heilemann, officiating. Burial following the service will be in the Horse Meadow Annex Cemetery, North Haverhill, NH. Friends and family are invited to a reception at Marilyn s home, 360 Horse Meadow Road, North Haverhill, following interment. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a library of one s choice in the Town of Haverhill.