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Jane Pasanen Obituary

PASANEN--Jane, of New York City and Truro, MA, on October 22. Loving wife to Glenn, mother of Anne and Richard Deveau, Jennifer and Martin Weaver; grandmother of Andrew and Julia. Dear sister and sister-in-law to Linn and Susan Smith, Beverly Smith, Wayne and Susan Pasanen, and Polly Hakala. Loving aunt to her nieces and nephews. A wonderful friend to so many. Accomplished businesswoman, publishing executive and volunteer, she will be dearly missed. A memorial service, to be held in November, will be announced soon. In lieu of flowers, contributions to The Caring Community, c/o Arthur Makar, 20 Washington Square North, NYC 10011, would be gratefully received.

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Published by New York Times on Oct. 26, 2007.

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Susan Steiner

October 29, 2007

The hole in the universe once filled by my dearest friend is cold and lonely. For all her accomplishments, Jane cared most about the people in her life whom she loved and love her. Forever

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