Janet Heller Gourley ’53

Janet Heller Gourley ’53, of Kittery, Me.; Nov. 8, 2025. After earning a master’s degree from Simmons College and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, she worked at multiple libraries during her career, including Providence and Boston public libraries, Albert Church Brown Memorial Library (Me.), and the Welles-Turner Memorial Library (Conn.). She was the head of the children’s services at Welles-Turner Memorial Library for 19 years and earned an outstanding service award upon her retirement. She was an active member of several Kittery organizations and was a co-founder of the Kittery Cemetery Committee.