Known for her beautiful voice

Published May 7, 2020

MEREDITH, N.H. — Amy Jennifer (Simonds) Sweetland, 57, passed away on April 30, 2020 at her home in Meredith, N.H., surrounded by her family.

She was the wife of Scott Sweetland for 38 years. Born in Melrose, Mass. on May 15, 1962, she was the daughter of A. Daniel and Nancy Simonds. She grew up in North Reading, Mass. Amy graduated from North Reading High School and attended Rhode Island College as well as Middlesex Community College.

She was the mother of three wonderful children, whom she and her husband Scott raised in Merrimack, N.H., where they lived for 28 years prior to moving to their lake home in Meredith in 2012. She is survived by her husband, Scott Sweetland, her son Adam Sweetland and his wife Kate Kosewski, her daughter Lauren Thompson, and her daughter Allison Sweetland and her partner Mackenzie Kellogg, as well as four grandchildren, Elijah Thompson, Anna Sweetland, Bria Sweetland and Russell Sweetland. She is also survived by her two brothers, Daniel Simonds and his wife Lucy Simonds, and Peter Simonds and his wife Diane Simonds.

She was a member of the New Hampton Community Church for the past eight years, and of the First Baptist Church of Nashua for 28 years where she was known for her beautiful voice, singing in the choir, and for bringing tears to people’s eyes as a soloist. Amy was an avid reader and loved days at the beach or out on the boat with her family. She loved traveling, especially to her happy place at Walt Disney World where she visited over 40 times during her 17-year cancer journey.

Her favorite thing to do was to spend time with her children and grandchildren. Amy was admired for her smile that could light up a room even as she fought cancer with such grace and courage.

A celebration of life will follow at a later date to be announced (once large gatherings are permitted in New Hampshire) at New Hampton Community Church, New Hampton, N.H.

Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Amy Sweetland Leiomyosarcoma Research Fund at LMSDR.org or to LMSDR, P.O. Box 52697, Tulsa, OK, 74152. To leave an online message of condolence please visit www.mayhewfuneralhomes.com.