Janet L. Dillon-McPhail-Danaher, 79, died March 13, 2012, at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach.
She was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., and wintered in the Vero Beach area for 12 years, coming from Grosse Pointe, Mich.
She worked as a bookkeeper for the accounting firm of Coopers and Lybrand.
She was a member of Detroit Athletic Club and the Grosse Pointe Hunt Club.
She received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Danaher, of Grosse Pointe; son, David Dillon, of Sparks, Nev.; sister, Sue Thomas, of Houston; stepsister, Gayla Solomon, of Denver; stepsons, Dean McPhail and Scott McPhail, both of Honolulu, James P. Danaher, Jr., of Natick, Mass., Thomas C. Danaher, of New York City and Steven Danaher, of Longwood; stepdaughters, Eileen Traum, of Grosse Pointe, Kathy Rybicki, of Vacaville, Calif., and Virginia Briggs, of Sparks; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
A memorial service will be 12:30 p.m. April 14 at Christ Church in Grosse Pointe.
Local arrangements by Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
Service information is available at www.verheyden.org.
