Obituary of Barbara E. Munson

MUNSON - Barbara E. Munson (Green) 64, R. N., Lt. Col., U.S.A.F., Ret., of Amelia Island, FL, formerly of Eastford, CT passed away Wednesday morning, October 26, 2011 surrounded by her family, after a 20 year battle with cancer. Wife of the late Jon C. Munson, they were married June 22, 1984, he passed away in 2001. She was born in Middletown, NY, daughter of Thelma G. Green of Middletown, NY and the late William K. Green. Barbara moved from her home in Eastford, CT to Fernandina Beach, FL in 2003. Barbara was a 1968 Graduate of the Nursing program at D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY. She was an extremely skilled registered nurse. She was an instructor in the Inservice Department at Horton Hospital in Middletown; in 1973 she was named "Miss Hope" and spent a year as an Ambassador of Good Will for the Middletown unit of the American Cancer Society. In 1975 Barbara traded her RN Cap at Horton Hospital in Middletown for Captain's Stripes in the U.S. Air Force. Ms. Munson had a distinguished twenty one year career with the U.S. Air Force retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. She also served with the New Hampshire Air National Guard. Her other assignments during her military service included the "Nightingale Express," a six thousand mile mercy mission that transported sick military personnel and their families from the Rhine-main airbase near Frankfurt Germany to Washington D.C. Barbara worked as a registered nurse for Community Health and Home Care and at Matulaitis Nursing Home in Putnam. She continued her career after her move to Florida at Shand's of Jacksonville as a dialysis nurse. Barbara was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church of Fernandina Beach and served with the choir. She was a member of the Newcomer's Club, a Lector and a former member of St Philips Church in Ashford, CT. She was also a member of the "Red Hat Society." She leaves in addition to her mother, a daughter, Elizabeth Munson Scranton and her husband Jason of Eastford, CT; a step daughter, Tamara Munson of Framingham, MA; four brothers, John R. Green and his wife Marilyn of Amelia Island, FL; Michael K. Green of Slate Hill, NY; William J. Green and his wife Patricia, of Slate Hill, NY; James A. Green and his wife Karen of Westtown, NY; a sister, Mary Bartle and her husband Guy of Oahu, Hawaii; sister-in-laws Joy Ann Klare of Woodstock; Gail Elizabeth Cameron of Eastford, CT; numerous nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday at 12 Noon at St. Philips Appostle Church, 64 Pompey Hollow Rd, (Rte 44) Ashford, CT, burial following in St Philips Cemetery with military honors. Calling hours Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street, Putnam, CT. Donations may be made to Community Hospice Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257. To share a memory with her family" Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com