ANDOVER: Janet M. (Keane) Moreau, 66, died Thursday, July 17, 2008 in the Kindred Hospital in Peabody following an extended illness. She was the beloved wife of George E. Moreau.
Born in Peabody on September 16, 1941, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Margaret G. (Riley) Keane. She had resided in Salem for many years before moving to Andover twenty years ago.
Janet was once employed as a dietary aid at the Hogan Regional Center in Danvers for several years. She was an avid traveler and enjoyed reading, scrapbooking and especially spending time with her family.
In addition to her husband of thirty-six years, she is survived by a daughter and her companion, Kelley M. Anketell and Michael Merchant of Andover, two sons, Douglas R. Doherty and his companion, Debra Brogan of Marlboro and David M. Doherty of Salem, three grandchildren, Michael J. and Andrew D. Anketell both of Andover and Deanna G. Doherty of Marlboro, a sister, Martha E. and her husband Benjamin Schnier, a brother-in-law, John C. Marshall, six sisters-in-law, Margaret Keane, Ginny Keane, Beverly and her husband, Arthur Stewart, Madeline Trembley, Lorraine Collibee and Betty and her husband, Robert Davis, a longtime dear friend, Beryl Murphy and her family, and many nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by four sisters, Avis Grondin, Sister, Kathleen Keane, M.M., Caryl Marshall and Dorothy Donnelly and two brothers, David and Paul Keane.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday in St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Cabot St., Beverly at 11 a.m. Visiting hours will be held on Monday in the Grondin Funeral Home, 376 Cabot Street, Beverly, from 4 – 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the charity of one’s choice.