Jean Kathleen Ranallo
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Jean Kathleen Ranallo, 79, of Englewood, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, at Tidewell Hospice in Venice. She had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while taking her usual walk on Manasota Key Beach the previous Sunday.
Jean was born April 5, 1943, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and grew up in Schenectady, N.Y. She graduated with a degree in German from the State University of New York at Albany and taught for many years at Woonsocket (R.I.) High School. After retiring from teaching, she moved to Englewood, where she was active in local cultural and political organizations. All her life she was a strong believer in world peace and international understanding, taking part in missions abroad to help others in need. In later years she could regularly be seen on weekends standing at the intersection of West Dearborn Street and SR 776 in Englewood holding a peace sign, smiling, waving, and receiving honks from passing motorists.
Jean is survived by her sisters, Leah Ryel, of Hendersonville, N.C., Mildred Sarchioto, of Schenectady, N.Y., and Delora Jones, of Burton upon Trent, England, and by her brother, Edgar Jones, of Del Mar, California. She is predeceased by her parents, Edgar and Mildred (North) Jones, and by her sister, Gladys Jones.
Services will be held at 10am on April 21 at St. Raphael Catholic Church, Englewood.
In lieu of flowers you can donate to Tidewell Hospice, Inc. or World Central Kitchen.
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