LeRoy ~ Janice Elizabeth Howard died on April 11, 2025 secure in the knowledge that she lives on through her children, Robert (Janine) Howard DiCarlo, Tara (Michael) Lynn DiCarlo Scregg and Andrew (Tom Wood) Brian Cohen and her grandchildren, Aidan James Scregg, Patrick Thomas DiCarlo, Sophie Marie DiCarlo and Nicholas Patrick DiCarlo. She is survived by her sister, Gail Howard Kendrick (Cyrus) and several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband, Dale Lynn Cohen and her sister, Cynthia Lee Howard.
Jan was a dedicated advocate for the profession of nursing having graduated from Worcester Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing (RN), Daemen College (BS) and the University of Buffalo (MS). Throughout her professional career she worked as a staff nurse, office nurse, educator, political activist and administrator. She was the recipient of many nursing awards, including the New York State Nurses Association Legislative Award, the Ruth T. McGrorey Award from the Professional Nurses Association of Western New York-its highest honor-and the Excalibur Award for nursing excellence from the Veterans’ Administration. She was also inducted into NYSNA’s Leadership Institute-its highest honor. Once NYSNA became a nurse’s union, she dedicated her energies to the federal legislative agenda of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the state legislative agenda of the American Nurses Association-New York (ANA-NY).
A celebration of Jan’s life was held on September 17, 2023.
Memorials may be made in her name to Nurses House, Inc., 2118 Western Avenue, Suite 2, Guilderland, New York 12084-9559.
You may visit Jan “on the wall” at the National Women’s Hall of Fame, 1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148.
Condolences may be shared with Jan’s family at www.falconefuneralhome.com.
