Obituary of Janet C. McCormack

Janet C. (Minck) McCormack, 83, of Kensington, died Thursday October 7, 2010, peacefully at home. Born on December 6, 1926, in Danbury to Charles and Mary Ellen (Kelley) Minck, she lived in Kensington since 1962 and was the wife of the late William Patrick McCormack, who died March 3, 2005. She graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing and received her Master's Degree in Education from Central Connecticut State University. She was a nurse for the City of Hartford and taught Health Science at Platt and Vinal Technical High Schools. She served on the board of the Berlin VNA and was an active volunteer for the American Red Cross during their annual blood drives and was a devoted UCONN Women's basketball fan. Mrs. McCormack is survived by her six children and their spouses, Christopher and his wife Kelly McCormack of Kensington, Marguerite and her husband Nicholas Ferrigno of Tolland, Mary Ellen and her husband William Campbell of Farmington, William P. and his wife Julie McCormack of Berlin, Peter and his wife Karen McCormack of Meriden and Timothy and his wife Jean McCormack of Brookline, MA; her 14 grandchildren Matthew, Megan and Christopher (CJ) McCormack, Ryan, Morgan and Haley Campbell, Kyle, Cody and William Patrick McCormack, Natalie, Jaden, and Mackenzie McCormack, and William James, and Timothy McCormack; her brothers, John Minck and Edward Minck; her sisters, Virginia Moody and Elizabeth (Dolly) Laws and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Charles Minck, a sister, Marguerite Minck and a grandson, Sean Michael McCormack. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thanks to our mother's special caregiver's Jean and Comfort. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 AM at the Farrell Funeral Home, 110 Franklin Sq., New Britain with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 AM at St. Paul's Church, Kensington. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon from 2:00 until 4:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Community Foundation of New Britain, William P. McCormack Scholarship, 74 Vine St. New Britain, CT 06052.