Anne M. Earley

   Anne Marie Earley, 84, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2022 in Melbourne, FL.

   She was born on July 2, 1938 in Manchester, NH to Thomas and Helen Werner. Anne was raised in Manchester until she moved to Boston to attend college.

   In 1958, she married Frank E. Earley and they had three beautiful children together. She worked as an interior decorator and after retiring, she enjoyed doing crafts and making items to benefit the Gainesville Garden Club.

   Anne met the love of her life in 1990 when she and Butch Carr met at The Cove Restaurant in Satellite Beach, FL. She loved to say she should have known it was meant to be given that her father had nicknamed her “Butchie” when she was very young. Anne and Butch created a wonderful life together filled with travel, family and friends.

   Anne is survived by her husband, Butch Carr of Melbourne, FL; her sister, Gail (Jim) Cook of Gainesville, FL; her daughter, Tracey (Jim) Coleman of Port Saint Lucie, FL; her son, Frank E. Earley Jr. of Austin, TX; her daughter, Kathy (Scott) Gehring of Salem, OR; her niece, Kelly Cook; nine grandchildren and New Hampshire cousins.

   She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Helen Werner; her daughter, Dawn Stahlman and her son, Brad Carr.

   SERVICES:  Calling hours are on Wednesday (10/5) from 4 to 6 p.m. at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., Manchester.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday (10/6) at 10 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Elm St., Manchester.  Committal prayers will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery, Calef Road, Manchester.