Janet M. Webber, age 67

of Quincy

Janet M. Webber, age 67

Janet M. Webber, age 67, a longtime resident of Quincy, died suddenly, Saturday, January 25, 2025 at home.

Janet was born and raised in Dorchester, growing up in Saint Peter’s Parish. She was a graduate of Saint Patrick’s High School in Roxbury, Class of 1975. She earned phlebotomy certification from the ASCP Board of Certification.

She lived in Quincy for over thirty years, previously in Weymouth.

Janet began her career working for the United States Postal Service and went on to enjoy a rewarding career as a phlebotomist. She started with the Red Cross, where she enjoyed working blood drives and having the opportunity to interact with many people. She went on to work at the Massachusetts General Hospital for over twenty years. She had retired two years ago.

Janet was also a popular bartender at the Presidential Pub in Quincy for many years where she enjoyed many friendships.

She was an avid Boston Red Sox fan and loved spending time on the beach. Janet found great joy in her annual trips to Disney World over the past twenty-five years with her dear lifelong friend, Nancy, and Nancy’s daughter and Janet’s goddaughter, Genevieve.

Janet had a special connection with her late brother, Paul, who had Down syndrome. She was dedicated to Paul and his happiness.

Beloved daughter of the late Ferdinand and Catherine (Simmons) Webber.

Devoted sister of Stephen Webber and his wife Carol of Westford, James Webber of Weymouth and Linda Webber of Weymouth, Marilou Donnelly and her husband Christopher, Thomas Webber, Michael Webber, all of Walpole, the late Francis “Chuck” Webber and his surviving wife Cheryl of Reading, and the late Paul Webber.

Dear lifelong friend of Nancy Kelly of Weymouth. Loving godmother of Genevieve Kelly and her fiancé Andrew Sebaaly of Quincy.

Janet is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, and their families.

Memorial Visiting Hours will be held at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, on Monday, February 3, from 4 – 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. A Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Divine Mercy Parish in Saint Ann’s Church, 757 Hancock Street, Quincy, on Tuesday, February 4, at 10:30 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Janet’s memory may be made to Exceptional Citizens Week, 253 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060 or the family’s GoFundMe at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-janet-webbers-funeral-service-to-honor-her-life?qid=086686b466cbabec1e97e62dcf0466c7.

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  • Steven Sorry about the loss of your sister, I know you guys were close.

  • To the Webber Family:

    I am so sorry for your loss. You are all in my thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.

    Janet was an awesome friend to many who will miss her so much.

    Nancy Connolly

  • So sorry to hear this, Janet’s was a great girl. Went to St Peter’s with her and played softball with her. Her family was the best, RIP

  • Sending my heartfelt and deepest sympathy to The Webber family. So incredibly sad and too young. Rest in Gentle Peace Janet <3

  • I am so sorry to hear of Janet’s passing. She was a kind and caring person.

  • To all the Webber family, I am so sorry for your loss. Janet was so kind to us as kids on Dever Street. My prayers and thoughts are with you all! 🩷

  • So very sorry to hear this. Janet graduated from St. Peter;s the same year I did. RIP, Janet.

  • Another beloved Dot girl gone too soon. Sending prayers of comfort to the family.

  • Shocked doesn’t describe how I feel – I am so sorry for Janet’s dear family. God bless all.
    I grew up with Janet – she had a huge influence on my life.
    Nancy, please contact me.
    Rest in peace, Dear Janet.

  • I worked with Janet @The American Red Cross for many years.She always had a smile on her face and was a hard worker.Always kind and ready to have fun! She was so fond of her family❤. Gone too soon!Be at peace,my friend.

  • Michael and entire Webber family/Nancy and Gen :

    So very sad to have heard of Janet’s unexpected passing. May you all find solace in remembering her laughter and the fond memories you share.

    Peace and love to you all.
    Chrissie Davis Jannino/Fred Jannino

  • Very saddened to hear about Janet’s passing.

    I met up with Davey McCarthy about 30 years ago (the McCarthys lived next street over) and context went promptly to Dever St. and to Paul Webber. He made and interesting observation from an adult’s perspective, oblivious to us in our youth, how Paul was involved with everything anyone was doing and especially with regular and then popular whiffle ball games on the street. With the exception of when my father backed up the street, (each time faster than the previous run and warranted mothers warning their kids to get off the street!!), Dever Street was ok to loiter and romp on. We were Very Fortunate to have “Paully” in our upbringing, unwittingly, I trust all would agree, we cultivated an empathy for those less fortunate than ourselves without realizing the sentiment was being inoculated.
    On many occasions Paul invited himself to dinner at our house. He’d come up the back stairs and my mother would call Mrs. Webber, and it was usually Janet that came to get him. My mother always said she thought Paul had a crush on my sister Dorothy. Given Dorothy’s maternal temperament and disposition, the notion isn’t hard to believe. I can attest Janet’s affection for Paul as everyone else on Dever Street would. Never the slightest hint of being an encumbrance. “He Ain’t Heavey, He’s My Brother.” Not to suggest the rest of his siblings were any less supportive.

    I don’t think I’ve seen Janet since we left Dever St. over 50 years ago. Not even at the Great (Meeting House Hill) Reunion in “07”??

    You knew it was spring in Boston when Janet started carrying her softball glove and sported a baseball cap.

    Since I moved back to the Commonwealth, I see Jimmy Conroy occasionally. I told him how the painfully depressed state of 182 (Bowdoin) Jerked at the heartstrings when I saw it. In jest, I’ve always wondered if Mrs. Conroy and Mrs. Webber were in some amicable competition to see who would have the most kids. (both families were positioned as if sentries at the corner of Bowdoin and Dever St.) 9 for the Conroys and 8 for the Webbers. Everyone of both families would continue to make very desirable neighbors. My mother hosted Mrs. Webber, Mrs. Labelle, and Mrs. Stewart over for tea about, whew! 35 years ago, and I happened to be home and, as always, anything that incites intimate memories of the old neighborhood always is welcomed. Even if the occasion is, sadly, one for our departed.

    I’m reminiscing a trait common with the Labelles and the Webbers; School bags! Seemed to me, all of them, that were still in school when I was a prisoner of education (I was not, nor never, a student of conventional education; Basic Training in the Merchant Marines and the Marine Corps mitigated the deviance) at St. Peters, were always caddying school bags/books. Would be interesting to ‘compare notes’ on the outcome of the disparities.

    A sibling let me know about Janet’s passing. The ‘make believe” wishes and convictions of our youth about death have for me, evolved to a notion I prefer to nurture. Our departed friends, kin, and those dear to us will be waiting for us when we ourselves pass on. I can still visualize and remember Mr. Webber always carrying his lunch to work in a brown paper bag, while he waited for the bus at his front door. Or when Marylou ‘babysat’ the Sheas for a day. In which the talk that day in the neighborhood was about a young kid named Gerald Hawkins who died prematurely. (She was a Great ‘babysitter’ by the way) My adult preference is to think Janet is with her parents now, and Chuckie and “Paully” as we knew Paul.

    Memory of Janet incites the sentimental times illustrated and sung in “Carrickfergus” (Chieftan’s). Every departed friend, family, relative takes a nugget of us with them. Also, when I reflect on my privileged youth, ‘we were raised by a community” (just to compare, I lived on Nantucket for over 12 years and equally, over 12 years in Carmel “CV” Valley, CA.), and when we lose another friend from our youth, I’m reminded of that last line/ scene/ song in the movie “Stand By Me.”

    Very saddened to hear about Janet’s passing.

    Vaya Con Dios, Janet Webber.

    Much love,
    Gerard Shea
    Stand By Me (1986) – Ending scene

    Stand By Me (1986) – Ending scene

  • Steve – I am very sorry to hear about the loss of a Webber Family member. I always figure it is disappointing to lose a family member and especially so to lose someone younger than any of the family’s older sisters or brother I have said some prayers for her, especially one that hopefully gets the Express Flight to heaven