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Jane Caron McGarry

SALISBURY — Jane Caron McGarry, of Salisbury, died Feb. 26, 2025, at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan. She was born in Sharon on Nov. 16, 1947, daughter of the late Augustine (Roy) and George Caron.

Ms. McGarry was employed as a secretary in Lakeville and Salisbury businesses and as a secretary to the late James B. Conlisk, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department in the 1960s. She worked for Shagroy Market and LaBonne’s Epicure as bookkeeper andcashier for many years. She was the first selectman’s secretary when the new town hall opened after being rebuilt following the fire. She was the receptionist at the Lakeville Journal and Noble Horizons. She also served as recording secretary for various boards and commissions for the Town of Salisbury.

Ms. McGarry served 8 years as President of the Salisbury Central School PTO, President of the Lakeville Mother’s Club, and as a Cub Scout den mother. She was an avid reader, writer, pet lover, cross stitcher, knitter, gardener, devoted mother, sister and grandmother.

She was predeceased by her husband, James McGarry, in 2002. She is survived by two sons; John and his wife, Tina, of Canaan, and Jason and his wife, Rebecca, of Troutman, North Carolina; a sister, Yvonne Robertson of Sharon; two grandsons Dylan of Idaho, and James of Troutman, North Carolina, and two granddaughters Hayley and Merida both of Troutman, North Carolina.
Arrangements will be private. Memorial donations may be sent to the Scoville Memorial Library 38 Main St. Salisbury, CT 06068. Arrangements are under the care of the Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home 118 Main St. Canaan, CT 06018.

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