Jane Elizabeth Abrams Borkowski, 85, died on June 10 at the St. Raphael Campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of Edward T. Borkowski. Born in New Haven on July 1, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Paul E. Abrams and Margaret Bartholomew Abrams. She grew up in Hartford and was a graduate of Weaver High School. Jane received her BSN degree from the UConn School of Nursing and her MS degree in education from Southern Connecticut State University. She worked as a head nurse at Yale-New Haven Hospital (formally Grace New Haven Hospital), was a school nurse in the North Haven Schools, and a teacher of the Health Careers program at North Haven High School, a program for which she helped develop the curriculum. Jane was a volunteer for the American Red Cross; she enjoyed playing bridge at her bridge clubs and she was a member of the Wallingford Senior Center. She enjoyed singing in choruses, and she and her husband loved traveling extensively with the Friendship Force and spending winters in Florida for many years. Most of all Jane loved spending time with her family and friends. She is the mother of Martha (Paul) Swanson of Newington, Paul (Ulla) Borkowski of Boulder, Colorado, and Carl (Flor) Borkowski of Seminole, Florida. She is the grandmother of Eric and Andrew Swanson and Nicholas Borkowski. She was predeceased by her sisters Charlotte Pinsky and Margery Wagner, and her brothers Paul and Robert Abrams.

Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue on Friday at 10:15 a.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. in the Most Holy Trinity Church, Wallingford. Interment will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery. The visiting hours will be on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Celiac Disease Foundation, the American Red Cross, or an organization of their choice.