Obituaries
Obituary: Janet Rosemarie (Kroencke) Sheehan, 91, of Middletown
Janet, a loving and devoted mother, had a successful career in nursing and was a longtime volunteer in the Middlesex Hospital Cancer Unit.
MIDDLETOWN, CT - (From Biega Funeral Home) Janet Rosemarie (Kroencke) Sheehan, 91, of Middletown passed Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Wadsworth Glen Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Middletown.
Janet was born in New York City in 1930, the daughter of Ernst and Alma (Haase) Kroencke who emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1921. Janet was raised in New York City and graduated as Valedictorian of Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York. Janet was the former wife of Felix G. Sheehan, whom she married in 1951.
Together they moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland where she had her first two children. Janet loved to travel and enjoyed every opportunity to see the world.
Janet was the mother of seven girls who were her greatest joy and source of pride. Janet trained to become a nurse in college and went on to work for several years as an assistant for a local physician after having her children and then became a longtime volunteer at Middlesex Hospital Cancer Unit.
Janet is survived by five daughters, Laureen Sheehan of North Carolina, Lisa Sheehan Kosicki and her husband Ken of Westbrook, Deirdre Sheehan of North Carolina, Rebecca Sheehan DeMolina and her husband Carlos of New York, Gwenevere Powell and her husband Scott of Southport, ten grandchildren, four great-grandchildren (plus one on the way), 32 nieces and nephews including her beloved sister Evelyn’s three daughters from Seattle and dozens of great nieces and great nephews, and many friends.
Janet was predeceased by two daughters, Karen Sheehan, Dr. Nancy Sheehan, and her sister, Evelyn Perdue.
A funeral liturgy will be held Friday, March 4th, at 10 a.m. at Saint Pius X Church, 310 Westfield Street Middletown. Burial will be held at Saint Sebastian Cemetery.
Friends may call at Biega Funeral Home 3 Silver Street Middletown on Thursday, March 3rd from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be sent to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 5028, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5028 or https://giving.mskcc.org.
To share memories or express condolences online please visit www.biegafuneralhome.com.
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