Obituary of Janet T. Delaney

Janet Travis Delaney Life-long resident of Endicott, NY Janet Travis Delaney died Monday, September 5, 2011. She was 98. Mrs. Delaney was born in Endicott, New York, on December 22, 1912, to Earl Winfield Travis and Jane L. Travis (née Lusk). She was a life-long resident of Endicott graduating from Union-Endicott High School in 1930. She received her nursing degree from St. Joseph's Hospital, Elmira, N.Y., in 1935, and later joined the nursing staff of Ideal Hospital in Endicott, where she practiced until her marriage to Raymond W. Delaney in 1941. As the parent of a child with developmental disabilities, Mrs. Delaney, together with her husband Raymond, helped form one of the first parents' groups focused on the needs of such children. Over the years, she contributed her volunteer efforts in many ways over the years and was recognized for her work by the Broome Developmental Disabilities Services Office (BDDSO) in 1994. Mrs. Delaney was an ardent avocational historian and genealogist, as well as member of the Town of Union Historical Society, an organization for which she served as Secretary for some time. Mrs. Delaney is survived by children Mary Delaney Krugman and Philip Lockwood Delaney; and grandchildren Sean Dennis Delaney; Erin Delaney Guidici, Daniel Delaney Krugman, and Casey Winfield Krugman. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond William Delaney, and son, John Travis Delaney. Visiting hours will be held Thursday, September 8, 2011, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. At Coleman and Daniels Funeral Home, 300 East Main St., Endicott, N.Y. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 9, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 701 West Main St., Endicott, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that Mrs. Delaney's memory be honored by a donation to the Parents Group of Broome Developmental Services Office, 249 Glenwood Road, Binghamton, New York 13905 (607) 770-0255.