Garrett

Jean S. Garrett, 83, of Butler, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, at Concordia Fox Chapel.

Born Nov. 13, 1941, in Hartford, Conn., she was the daughter of John Dolan and Frances (Georgopolis) Dolan.

Jean worked at the G. Fox & Company department store in Connecticut; Travelers Insurance, where she was a secretary; and she also worked as a salesperson for Montgomery Ward in Butler for 13 years.

She was a member of Hannahstown Road Baptist Church serving with Vacation Bible School, junior church for 25 years, the visitation program and Ladies Missionary Society. She also was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church, where she was in the chorus. In her younger years in Connecticut, she enjoyed tap dancing, ice skating, visiting the ocean and serving for Junior Achievement.

Surviving are her husband, Leslie Garrett, whom she married July 15, 1967; her children, Joel Garrett of Kathmandu, Nepal, and Benjamin (Courtenay) Garrett of Gibsonia; her siblings, John (Nina) Dolan of Weathersfield, Conn., Joseph Dolan of New York City, N.Y., Cathy (John) Persson of Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Ann Marie (Don) Sataline of Berlin, Conn.; and six grandchildren, Austin, Nathan, Caitlyn, Jane, Josiah and Joy.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her half brother, James Dolan; and her daughter-in-law, Jenny Garrett.

GARRETT — Friends of Jean S. Garrett, who died Monday, May 12, 2025, will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at FOX FUNERAL HOME, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 16, at the funeral home, with Pastor John Barkley officiating.

Interment will follow in Saxonburg Memorial Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Teen Quest, 293 Rich Road, Somerset, PA 15501, or Child Evangelism Fellowship of Pennsylvania – Butler, Mercer and Lawrence Counties., P.O. Box 1797, Butler, PA 16003.

For more information, please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.

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