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Janet Sanders Burgess

Ledyard, Connecticut

Jul 1, 1925 – Nov 3, 2020 (Age 95)

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BORN
July 1, 1925
DIED
November 3, 2020
AGE
95
LOCATION
Ledyard, Connecticut

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Ledyard - Janet Sanders Burgess, 95, passed away Nov. 3, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Warren H. Burgess, who predeceased her in 2018. Janet was born July 1, 1925, the daughter of Grace Lathrop Sanders and William Russell Sanders of Norwich. She graduated with the class of 1943, from Norwich...

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We had so much fun with Janet & Warren when they were our PF leaders. They inspired us all.

I will always be grateful to Janet for the kindness she showed my mother when she was ill with Alzheimer's. She and Marilyn Burgess would come visit at our house, or take my mom out for a ride. I know my father appreciated this, too, as it gave him a bit of a break. Rest in peace, Mrs. Burgess.

I met Janet and Warren a few years ago when I worked at the Ledyard Senior Center. I fell in love with them both and loved to hear about their adventures and marriage and history. Their gardens were amazing but their love for each other and their children was so beautiful.
When my mom entered Fairview and I got to see Janet again it was a special time and we would chit chat with each other and she would look after our mom with day to day conversations.
Since Covid it has been...

So sorry to hear this news. She and Warren were such wonderful neighbors when we lived next door for 32 years. Our heartfelt sympathy. Jim and Sue Bowersett