Obituary: Janet Frances Glennan, 81, Of Redding

Information and Photo Courtesy Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home

REDDING, CT — Janet Frances Glennan died Feb. 28, 2023, at the age of 81.

Our beloved Janet will live on in our hearts forever. Her quiet, peaceful strength will steady us always. Janet made herself a blessing to everyone she met. She will be remembered for her grace, friendship, tenderness, welcoming nature and selflessness.

Janet was a loving wife to her soul-mate, Bob, whom she loved deeply for 63 years. She was the devoted mother to Karen, Kristin, Mary Beth and Michael, and to their spouses Joe, Ross, Chuck and Tammy. Jan was an educator and inspiration to many, leaving her gentle mark in every child she taught at CCD and Town & Country Montessori, and on their parents whom she guided so tenderly.

Jan's extended family and friends remember her as deeply faithful, gracious, kind, and an attentive listener. She loved being by the water at twilight, walking in the woods, picking up litter on the side of the road on her walks around the block – she was a lover of nature before it was trendy – she saw it as a constant reflection of God's greatness.

Jan was born on Dec. 6, 1941 in Lynn, MA to Margarita Johnson and Henry Callahan. A graduate of Colby College, where she met Bob in their sophomore year, Jan spent many years raising their children before embarking on a career in childhood education.

Janet was a faithful parishioner at Sacred Heart for over 50 years and lived her life in dedicated service to others. She led teens and adults on their spiritual journey, couples preparing to enter the sacrament of marriage and married couples in their efforts to honor one another.

Janet remains with us always, and because of her we will see the joy in the strength of the family she created, all from the love in her own heart.

Janet is survived by her treasured husband and children, her cherished grandchildren Matthew, Corey, Kelsey, Ben, Brian, Kyle, Corey, Julia, Michael, Ryan, Cashel, Lucan, Rowan and Aoife; by her great-granddaughter Andersyn; by her sister-in-law Nancy Barry, and by her many adored nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her mother Greta Johnson, her father Henry Callahan, her sisters Jean and Susan, her mother-in-law Elizabeth Murray and father-in-law Robert Glennan Sr.

Family and friends will be received on Sunday, March 5, 2023 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Kane Funeral Home; 25 Catoonah Street, Ridgefield. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Saint Patrick's Church; 169 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding. Interment will take place privately.

In lieu of flowers, especially given the solemn season of Lent, please consider a donation in Jan's honor to the American Heart Association, Sacred Heart/St. Patrick's Parish