Death Announced of Janice Lona MacDonald Gafner, Graduate of Old Lyme High School
The lovely Janice Lona MacDonald Gafner of Cary, NC, left this life for the next on February 7, 2022 after a valiant challenge with pancreatic cancer …
After graduating from Old Lyme High School in 1954 she attended Bryant College and earned a diploma in Secretarial Training. It was at Bryant that she met the love of her life, Frederick A Gafner of Rome, NY whom she married on June 22, 1957 at The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, CT …
Her early memories were of playing the organ pedals while her grandmother played the keys at the South Lyme Chapel …
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made ‘In Memory of Janice MacDonald Gafner’ to the South Lyme Union Chapel, P.O. Box 227, South Lyme, CT 06376-0227.
Visit this link to read the full obituary published Feb. 16, 2022 in The News & Observer.
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