Jan Fadely

Jan Fadely obituary, Vidalia, GA

Jan Fadely

Jan Fadely Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wilkes Funeral Home - Vidalia on Mar. 19, 2025.

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Mr. Jan Fadely, age 91, of Glenwood, died Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness. He was a native of Ohio and spent a lot of time between there and northern Michigan, before moving to Glenwood a few years ago. Jan was methodist by faith and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Darrell and Helen Snyder Fadely; one son, Douglas Fadely, and one daughter, Lynn Fadely Nelson; one brother, Anthony Benjamin Fadely.
Mr. Fadely is survived by his wife of seventy-two years, Avis Hansen Fadely; two sons, Richard Fadely and William Benjamin Fadely all of Glenwood; one daughter, Jean Marie Hamelin and husband Micheal of Holt, Michigan; five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
A private ceremony will be held in Michigan at a later date.
Wilkes Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of the arrangements.
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