Jane Louise McCleery, of Sharon, went home to be with the Lord in Heaven on Sun., Feb. 25, 2018, at Sharon Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. She was 96.
Jane was born in Sharon, PA on June 1, 1921, the daughter of the late Floyd and D. Leona (Symons) Ladner. She was a graduate of Sharon High School.
She 50 plus year member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Sharon and had worked as an accounts receivable clerk at J.C Penney's for 17 years.
Jane enjoyed golfing and bowling in area leagues, playing duplicate bridge with card clubs in the area and was an avid Cleveland Indians fan. She loved to spend time with her family and friends. Jane was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church for over 50 years.
On Dec. 17, 1940, she married William D. McCleery Sr. He died on July 8, 2009. She is survived by her daughter, Marsha Bashor of Sharpsville, PA and a son, William D. McCleery Jr. and his wife Dyan of Sharon, PA, six grandchildren, Tiffany Kress and her fiance' John Still, Thomasena Supan and her husband Steve, Meghan McCleery, Devon Hawes and her husband Nathan, Justin McCleery and his wife Leigh, and Karsten McCleery and his companion Nicole Restivo, six great-grandchildren, Taylor and Tatum Kress, Owen and Will McCleery, and Jack and Lauren Supan. Also surviving are her nieces, Joyce Habbyshaw and Lynne Milliken and her husband Dave, her nephew, Jeffrey Ladner, and all their children, and a former grandson-in-law, Tom Kress. She was also very fond of her dogs and granddogs. Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Terry L. McCleery and her brother, Lester Ladner.
Friends are invited to call Friday, March 2, 2018, from noon till 1:00 p.m.. at Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home, 264 East State St., Sharon, PA 16146.
Funeral service at Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home, Sharon, PA at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2nd, with Rev. Dr. Phillip Makari officiating. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon.