Janice Lee Mendrey – Yardley, Pa.
Obituaries
October 26, 2020

Janice Lee Mendrey – Yardley, Pa.

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Janice Lee “Jan” Mendrey of Yardley, Pa., died on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at St. Mary Medical Center. She was 83. Born in Char- leroi, on Feb. 15, 1937, Jan was a resident of Washington Crossing and Yardley, Pa., since 1957. She attended West Chester University and was a graduate of Robert Morris College, Pittsburgh. Jan was an active member of Morrisville Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed playing the piano and sang in the church choir as well as the Mercer County Chorus and the Pennsbury Community Choir. She was the loving wife of 30 years to Francis “Willie” Gregory Mendrey, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Crawford and Myrtle Chapman Crawford and sister of the late Kaye La Mar Patterson of Belle Vernon. Jan is survived by her sister, Donna Lee Kreppes of Griffin, Ga.; as well as stepchildren, Dennis Mendrey and Kathleen Mendrey, both of Seattle, Wash.; and several grandchildren, Jason, Katrina and Joseph. A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 28, 2020, at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, 1201 Cedar Lane, Hamilton Township, N.J. Memorial contributions in Jan’s name may be to the Pickering Manor Capital Campaign Fund, 226 N. Lincoln Ave., Newtown, PA 18940.

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