Janis E. Gerety, a longtime Andover resident passed away peacefully, June 26, 2019, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston following a short illness. She was 68. Janis was the beloved wife of the late John E, Gerety, Jr. Born in Stoneham she was the daughter of the late Wilford L. and Dorothy R. (Howe) Ferguson.
Janis was raised in Winchester and was a graduate of Winchester High School. She went on to further her education attending Framingham State where she received her Bachelors Degree and then earned and received her Masters Degree from Salem State College. Janis was a dedicated educator and school teacher with the Reading Public School System for 43 years prior to her retirement. In her leisure time she enjoyed spending time with her family. Summers were spent by the beach in Seabrook, NH at their summer home. Together with her family, they loved all things “Disney” and traveled on vacation many times to enjoy the Magic of Disney World with family and friends. Janis will fondly be remembered as a dedicated teacher, her love and devotion to her family and friends and most especially as an amazing grandmother. She will be greatly missed.
Janis is survived by her children; John E. Gerety III of Andover, and Jocelyn E. Crow and her husband Michael of Salem, NH. She was the loving and doting grandmother of two grandchildren. Cherished sister of Paul Ferguson and his wife Mary of Reading, and the late James Ferguson. Sister-in-law of Robert Gerety and his wife Debbie, Joseph Gerety, Thomas Gerety and his wife Patricia, all of Woburn, and the late James Gerety.
Funeral services will be held from the McLaughlin - Dello Russo Family Funeral Home, 60 Pleasant St., WOBURN, Monday, July 1st, at 10 a.m. followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 198 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover, at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, from 3 to 7 p.m. Services will conclude with burial at Calvary Cemetery, Winchester.