Jane Cashman, 60, of North Andover died on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at the Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill.
She was raised in North Andover and attended St. Michael's Grammar School and St. Mary High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Merrimack College and earned a Masters Degree from the University of Hartford in Connecticut
After receiving her degree, she worked at the Andover Psychological Center in Andover, MA. St. Anne Home in Methuen and Hampstead Hospital in New Hampshire. She enjoyed her volunteer work at the Lawrence General Hospital, The North East Rehabilitation Hospital in Salem, New Hampshire and the Seaview Nursing Home in Rowley. She also volunteered for many years at the First Church Congregational in Methuen.
She is survived by her mother, Joan Cashman of North Andover, MA. Her sisters, Ellen Cashman of North Andover, MA. and Tricia Connolly and her husband Paul of Shapleigh, Maine; Her brother, Andrew and his wife Holly of Salisbury, MA. and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her close friend and longtime companion, Bill Hirsch of Methuen, MA.
At the request of the family there are no calling hours. Family and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday at 10:00AM at St. Michael Church in North Andover. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in North Andover.
Contributions in Jane's name may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home Inc. 35 Merrimack Street, North Andover, MA. For more information or to send online condolences go online to www.breenfuneralhome.com.