Obituary: ​Janet Simmons Eblen, 90, of West Hartford

Information via Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home

Janet Simmons Eblen, 90, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2018. She was born in Bristol on December 3, 1927 to Kenneth and Kathryn (Gabb) Simmons and raised in Hartford. Janet graduated from The Loomis Chaffee School, class of 1945 and Connecticut College, class of 1949.

She was married to William R Eblen for twenty seven years and lived and raised their three children in Wilton, CT. Janet is predeceased by her son, Rory Eblen and survived by her son Scott Eblen and his wife Barb of West Hartford and their two children Kelly Eblen of Monterey, CA. and Ryan Eblen of San Francisco, CA; her daughter Kathryn (Eblen) Hughes and her husband Bob Hughes of Malvern, PA. and their four children Tucker Hughes of Brooklyn NY., Corey Hughes of Baltimore, MD., Christian Hughes of NYC., NY., and Keegan Hughes of Malvern, PA.; Rory’s son Rory Patrick Eblen of Long Beach, N.Y., and her brother Charles Simmons of Simsbury and her numerous nieces and nephews.

Family was always at the heart of everything she did; first as a mother to her children and then as GramE to her grandchildren.

The family will always remember the special care she took to make holidays, birthdays and outings so unique and memorable for each and everyone one of us. She also greatly enjoyed keeping up with her life-long friends from high school and college, and the many years spent expressing her artistic and creative talents as a retail designer.A graveside service will be held for her family and friends at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to a charity of your choice. To share a memory of Janet or send a condolence to her family please visit our website www.taylorandmodeenconnecticut.com.