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06/13/2012 04:00 PMJeanne W. Radcliffe, 84, formerly of Essex, died June 12 in Holden, Massachusetts. Jeanne was born on Jan. 13, 1928 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, daughter of late George and Mae (Nutting) Warner. A graduate of Naugatuck High School and Post Junior College, Jeanne had worked as an executive secretary in Boston, Massachusetts, prior to her pivotal role in the start-up of Radcliffe Engineering of Centerbrook. Her most treasured accomplishment was that of being a homemaker.
Jeanne is survived by her daughter Kathryn of Sherman Oaks, California; her son and daughter-in-law, Frederick and Gail Radcliffe of West Boylston, Massachusetts; her grandsons, Matthew Radcliffe of Watertown, Massachusetts, and David Radcliffe and his wife Heather of Worcester, Massachusetts; her brother, Jon Warner of Cordova, Tennessee; and her sisters, Sarah Kurtz and Susie Fuller, both of DuBoistown, Pennsylvania. She was predeceased by her brother, Burnish Warner.
Visitation will take place on Friday, June 15, from 10 to 11 a.m., immediately followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main St., Centerbrook. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Essex. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. To share a memory of Jeanne or leave a condolence for her family please visit www.rwwfh.com.