Janet T. Fortin, 84, wife of Paul H. Fortin, passed away on May 25, 2015 at the Regency House in Wallingford surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Haven on November 25, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Helene Rueb. Mrs. Fortin enjoyed crocheting bags and filling them with toys for children with cancer. She donated the bags to Yale New Haven Hospital, Hershey Children’s Hospital, and many other hospitals on behalf of the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation. She enjoyed gardening, baking and raising her family. Besides her husband Paul, she is survived by two daughters, Michelle Oefinger and her husband James of Hershey, PA and Rosemary Fortin Sperduti of Bristol; three sons, David Fortin and Karen Labrecque of Wallingford, Robert Fortin and his wife Carol of Wallingford and Marc Fortin and his wife Cathy of Cheshire; twelve grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, one sister, Natalie Burgh of FL and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Charles Rueb. The funeral will be held on Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11 am at Holy Angels Church, 585 Main St. South Meriden, CT 06451 for a Mass of Christian Burial. Everyone is asked to meet directly at church. Burial will be in the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown. Family and friends may call at the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 E. Main St., Meriden, CT 06450 on Thursday, May 28, 2015 from 4 to 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation, P. O. Box 238, Hershey, PA 17033 or online at https://support.childrenscancerrecovery.org/checkout/donation?eid=44337, or to the Alzheimer’s Association CT Chapter, 2075 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or online at http://www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp.
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Janet Fortin
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