Cover photo for Janice M. Gapp's Obituary
Janice M. Gapp Profile Photo
Janice

Janice M. Gapp

d. March 17, 2021

Janice Gapp Troy – Janice Gapp, 85, passed away peacefully at home on her birthday and St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, 2021. Born in Boston, Janice was the daughter of the late John and Florence Dunbar and was a graduate of Maldon High, Class of 1954. Janice married John B. Gapp in 1955 and shared a loving marriage of 62 years prior to his passing 2017. Over the years, Janice was employed as a nursing aide at St. Mary’s, but considered her most important job was being a homemaker and taking care of her family. Janice enjoyed volunteering her time at Van Rensselaer Manor. Janice was the loving mother of Mark (Nancy) Gapp, Gwendolyn Roberson, John (Jule) Gapp and Beth Litz; sister of Lorraine Jeffery. Janice is also survived by four grandchildren, their loving Nana, John Gapp, Zackary Roberson, Chelsea Litz and Gavin Litz; one great grand-daughter, Dominique Gapp and several nieces and nephews. Janice enjoyed traveling, taking walks, caring for her flowers, Lifetime TV, talk radio, cross stitching and her cat Emily. In addition to her parents and husband, Janice was predeceased by her brothers John Dunbar, Richard Dunbar and her sister Denise Kratman Friends are invited to visit with Janice’s family on Saturday from 10:30 – 11-30 am at The Daniel D. Purcell Funeral Home, 510 Pawling Ave., Troy. The family would like to thank the wonderful angels that came for Janice over the years that made it possible for her to stay in her home that she loved so much. Special thanks to Chelsea, her Nana took care of Chelsea and Chelsea took care of her Nana when her Nana needed help. Thank you, Nancy, for being a wonderful daughter in-law and Lisa for your love and compassion.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Janice M. Gapp, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Saturday, May 22, 2021

10:30 - 11:30 am (Eastern time)

Daniel D. Purcell Funeral Home

510 Pawling Ave, Troy, NY 12180

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 5

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree