Janet M. Spellman

SPELLMAN, Janet M., of Woburn, formerly of Arlington and Reading, passed peacefully on January 16th, 2025. Loving daughter of the late Thomas Spellman and Carol (Murphy). Beloved sister of Carol Spellman of Watertown, Stephen Spellman and his wife Kathy of Woburn, Patricia Kelley and her husband Frank of Arlington, David Spellman and his wife Mary of Woburn, Jeffrey Spellman and his wife Michele of Florida, Susan Ampe and her husband John of Winchester, Barry Spellman and his wife Margaret of Bradford, and Bruce Spellman and his late wife Terry of Woburn. Janet is also survived by thirteen cherished nieces and nephews, fifteen adored great nieces and nephews, and her many friends.
Janet thrived on being a nurse, EMT-Paramedic and educator. She taught courses to firefighters, physicians and nurses from the Boston area to those in Canada, Ireland and Costa Rica. She was well known within metropolitan Boston, and across the state, as a leader, mentor, and educator of Emergency Medical Services. She was a past recipient of the Massachusetts EMS Educator of the Year Award, served as the President and Chair of the Metropolitan Boston EMS Council, was a longtime chair of MBEMS, and was a representative of Boston's DPH OEMS. She attended the Homeland Security Weapons of Mass Destruction Program in Alabama and was valedictorian of her class.
Janet worked at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Emergency Department for over 30 years, served as the Assistant Director for Northeastern University's Institute for Emergency Medical Services, was a Pediatric EMS Educator at Children's Hospital Boston and taught at Lifeline EMS Woburn.
Visiting hours will be held at the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut St., Arlington, Thursday, January 23rd from 10 AM to 11 AM. Followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Agnes Church, 51 Medford St. Arlington at 11:30 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Services will conclude with burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Janet's memory may be made to BIDMC Transplant Department, Transplant Institute, Lowry Building, 7th floor, 110 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02215, or please consider being an organ donor.
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