Jane Bearse (Horton) Munro passed away at her home in Melrose on December 10, 2014. She was 94 years of age. Jane was born in Wakefield on July 30, 1920 to the late Clyde & Grace (O'Kelly) Horton. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1938 and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Munro worked as the city clerk for the City of Melrose and clerk of committees for over 20 years and part time in the assessor's office. A longtime member of Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Jane was a member of the Guild at church, Melrose Women's Club, Arts & Crafts Society, Wild Wednesday Women's Knitting Group, enjoyed playing bridge & canasta. Mrs. Munro loved to travel taking trips to Ireland, England, South America as well as several other European countries. Jane was the loving mother of Jane Melanson of Gloucester, James Munro of Melrose & Denmark, ME and the late John V. Munro Jr. Cherished grandmother of Kimberly Genereux & her husband Paul of Ware, Marc Melanson of Melrose, Rob Melanson of Gloucester, Jessica Munro & Shannon Munro of Melrose. Devoted great grandmother of Brianna Melanson of Ware & Asher Melanson of Gloucester. Sister of the late Clyde K. Horton Jr. and his late wife Sylvia. Funeral from the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St. Melrose on Wednesday, December 17th at 9AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 1155 Main St. Wakefield at 10AM. Relatives & friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours at the funeral home on Tuesday from 4:00-8:00PM. Burial at Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 11 Grove St., Wakefield, MA 01880 or to Food for the Poor, 6401 Lyons Rd, Coconut Creek, FL 33073.