Janice

Tulipani

Janice (Hunt) Tulipani, 74, of Ridgefield, wife of the late John Tulipani, died at her residence on October 25.

Mrs Tulipani was born in Danbury, April 4, 1930, daughter of Lester R. and Mary (Burns) Hunt.

Survivors include three sons, Robert Tulipani and his wife Karen of Newtown, Michael Tulipani and his wife Robin of South Kingston, R.I., and Thomas Tulipani of Houston, Texas; seven daughters, Susan France of Hudson Falls, N.Y., Theresa Rich and her husband Matthew of Prineville, Ore., Evelyn Redmond and her husband Timothy of Goffstown, N.H., Judith Espitee and her fiancé Larry Kish of Bridgewater, Elizabeth McKnight and her husband William of Ridgefield, Diane Tulipani of San Diego, Calif., and Lynn Tulipani of Ridgefield; two brothers, Gordon J. Hunt and his wife Christine of Danbury and George Hunt and his wife Le of Port Wing, Wis.; three sisters, Mollie Bethea of Sebring, Fla., Dorothy “Joan” Fuller and her husband Charlie of Lee, Mass., and Doris Hare and her husband Don of Hilton Head, S.C.; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and parents, two brothers, Lester R. Hunt, Jr, and Willard F. Hunt, predeceased her.

She moved with her family to Ridgefield at an early age where she attended Ridgefield schools and graduated from Ridgefield High School with the Class of 1948.

A bookkeeper with the former John Tulipani & Sons Plumbing & Heating, she was also active in the Ridgefield community. Mrs Tulipani was a member of the Sewing Guild, Quilters, and Rosary Society of St Mary Church, and the Italian American Ladies Mutual Aid Society and enjoyed bowling, gardening, bird watching, and traveling.

A Solemn Requiem Funeral Mass will be offered on Friday, October 29, at 10 am at the Christ the King Church, St Ignatius Retreat House, SSPX, 209 Tackora Trail, Ridgefield.

Burial will follow in St Mary Cemetery, Ridgefield.

Calling house were scheduled Thursday, October 28, from 5 to 8 pm, in the Kane Funeral Home, 25 Catoonah Street, Ridgefield.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association, 90 East Ridge, Christ the King Church, 209 Tackora Trail, or to the Ridgefield Fire Department. Ambulance Fund, 6 Catoonah Street, all of Ridgefield CT 06877.

The Newtown Bee        October 29, 2004