Gayle Anne Johnson

Ossipee, NH-Gayle Ann (DuBois) Johnson, 72 of Route 28, Ossipee died June 22, at Wolfeboro Bay Center in Wolfeboro.             Gayle was born April 17, 1946 in Poughkeepsie, NY daughter of the late Dr. Stanley Phillip and Eleanor (Hubbard) Dubois.  Gayle earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education at Berklee College of Music and her Masters in Multicultural Music Education from Lesley University.  She was a music educator in the Silver Lake Public Schools, Carver Public Schools and Duxbury Public Schools. In addition, she taught private piano lessons and played in a band.             Gayle has lived in Ossipee for over a decade moving here from Plympton, MA.  She attended the First Congregational Church in Center Ossipee and was a member of the weekly bible study from the First Baptist Church in Wolfeboro.  Gayle loved music, animals, camping, travelling and gardening.             Survivors include her husband William Johnson, a son Todd Szymczak and daughter in-law, Jayme of Duxbury, MA, a daughter Heather Szymczak of Norwood, MA, 3 grandchildren; Emelda, Reilly and Peyton and 2 nephews; Michael Stanger and Scott Stanger of Nashua, NH.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11am on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at First Baptist Church in Wolfeboro NH (116 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH).    The Baker-Gagne Funeral Homes and Cremation Service of West Ossipee and Wolfeboro are assisting the family with the arrangements.             In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Hospice or Lakes Regional Humane Society.   Hospice Help Foundation 155 Fleet Street Portsmouth NH 03801   Lakes Regional Humane Society 11 Old Rte 28 Ossipee, NH 03864   Please share your messages, stories, or leave a short note and sign an online guest book at www.baker-gagnefuneralhomes.com