Janet Sylvia Kenahan-Hanrahan
January 10, 1927 - April 8, 2015
Janet Elizabeth Sylvia Kenahan-Hanrahan, 88, passed away in peace and comfort at her home surrounded by her family. She remained true to her plan of not going gently into that good night over the course of her private but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, she relocated to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and graduated from William E. Tolman Senior High School in 1944. She then joined the United States Cadet Nurse Corps andreceived her nursing diploma from the Rhote Island Hospital School of Nursing in July 1947. Her career as a Registered Nurse spanned five decades of loyal service and compassionate care at Rhode Island Hospital, The Providence Lying-In Hospital; and Woman & Infants Hospital. Forged by the Great Depression and a proud member of the nation's Greatest Generation, she loved her God, her country, and her family.
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