Obituary of Jean M. Whalen

Jean M. Whalen, 91, formerly of Navarino, passed away peacefully February 17, 2017. She was a 1942 graduate of Onondaga Central School and a 1944 graduate of Powelson Business Institute. Jean was a communicant of The Church of St. Michael & St. Peter, Onondaga Hill and a member of the Altar Rosary Society. She was a past member and president of the Navarino Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Jean loved to golf and travel. She was a past member of Tanner Valley Golf Course, where she earned several times the title of "Club Champion", Tuscarora Golf Club where she was a past president of the Tuscarora Ladies Golf Association and was there voted "Woman of the Year", and member of The Links at Sunset Ridge. Jean was predeceased by her brother Joseph Ryan. Surviving are her husband of 71 years Eugene "Bill" Whalen; children Suzanne Walters, Michael (Beverly) Whalen, Diane (Roger) Shaw, Linda Russo and Deborah Rienhardt; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be from 3 to 6pm Monday, February 20, 2017 at Ryan Funeral Home, 44 E. Main Street, Marcellus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10am Tuesday, February 21, in The Church of St. Michael & St. Peter, Onondaga Hill. Burial will follow at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Marcellus. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Roswell Park, Buffalo, NY or Navarino Fire Department.