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Janice (Cowles) Sperry, 96, of Berlin, formerly of East Haven, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 1. She was born Nov. 7, 1923, in East Haven to Ellsworth and Bessie (Brust) Cowles.

Janice is survived by her three children, Lynne Sperry of Summerville, South Carolina, Bob Sperry (Mary Lou) of Ridgefield, and Edwin Jay Sperry III of Hartford; seven grandchildren, Amy Main, Jana Menta (Ralph), Kara Matz (David), Cody Sperry, Palmer Sperry, Taylor Sperry, and Megan Sperry; and four great-grandchildren. Janice is preceded in death by her husband Edwin Sperry, Jr., (1991), and a brother, William Cowles.

The family received friends Jan. 4 until the time of service in the Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home (Clancy Funeral Home), 43 Kirkham Ave., East Haven, with burial to follow at East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven.