Jeanne Valentine
June 27, 1927 — May 8, 2013
Jeanne Ball Valentine, 84, of Darien, formally of Stamford, Wilton and Savannah, GA, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2013 at Stamford Hospital. Jeanne was born in Rye, NY on June 27, 1927 to the late Cornelius and Anna Hunter Ball.
Jeanne was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. In the 1980’s Jeanne would become a Licensed Real Estate Broker, working on a new concept; conversions of apartment houses to condominiums. She and her partner, Naida Cognetta, founded Camelot Realty, working together to sell both Hayes House and Fountain Terrace on Strawberry Hill Avenue in Stamford. An avid golfer, while living in Georgia, Jeanne was the president of the women’s “Nine Holers Club” at The Savannah Inn Golf Course.
Jeanne is survived by her daughters; Mary Elizabeth McDonald of Savannah, GA and Marykate Valentine of Darien, four grandchildren; Christopher, Daniel and Gregory McDonald of Savannah, GA and Hannah Valentine of Darien, as well as two brothers; William Ball of Rye, NY and Cornelius Ball Jr. of Port Charlotte, FL.
Besides her parents, Jeanne is predeceased by her husband A. John Valentine and two sisters; Anne Fuller and Elizabeth C. Ball.
A graveside service will take place on Saturday May 11, 2013 at 10:00AM at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Rockrimmon Road, Stamford, CT. The Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT is honored to assist the Valentine family with the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Jeanne’s honor to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com.
Jeanne was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. In the 1980’s Jeanne would become a Licensed Real Estate Broker, working on a new concept; conversions of apartment houses to condominiums. She and her partner, Naida Cognetta, founded Camelot Realty, working together to sell both Hayes House and Fountain Terrace on Strawberry Hill Avenue in Stamford. An avid golfer, while living in Georgia, Jeanne was the president of the women’s “Nine Holers Club” at The Savannah Inn Golf Course.
Jeanne is survived by her daughters; Mary Elizabeth McDonald of Savannah, GA and Marykate Valentine of Darien, four grandchildren; Christopher, Daniel and Gregory McDonald of Savannah, GA and Hannah Valentine of Darien, as well as two brothers; William Ball of Rye, NY and Cornelius Ball Jr. of Port Charlotte, FL.
Besides her parents, Jeanne is predeceased by her husband A. John Valentine and two sisters; Anne Fuller and Elizabeth C. Ball.
A graveside service will take place on Saturday May 11, 2013 at 10:00AM at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Rockrimmon Road, Stamford, CT. The Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, CT is honored to assist the Valentine family with the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Jeanne’s honor to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com.
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