Janet Lundie Stead, 89, of Willimantic, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at her home. She was born October 1, 1916 in Scotland, United Kingdom, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Fraser) Stead and came to the United States when she was 4 years old. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Mansfield and prior to her retirement as a supervisor in 1979 she was employed for many years at the former Mansfield State Training School. She is survived by 3 sisters, Elizabeth Fuller, Mary Covey and Katherine Bugbee, all of Willimantic, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 4 brothers, James, William, John and Charles. Her family will receive friends at the Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St., (Rte. 195) Willimantic on Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at the funeral home on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the New Willimantic Cemetery. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 238 West Town St., Norwich, CT 06360 or the American Heart Association, 2550 US Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301. Please visit
www.potterfh.com
for directions and online memorial guestbook.