Jean Frenis Giannamore

Jean (Angela) Frenis Giannamore, 89, of Niantic, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, surrounded by her family. Born on February 23, 1937, in Waterbury, Connecticut, she was the beloved daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Frenis. A graduate of Crosby High School in 1955, Jean went on to earn her Registered Nursing degree from St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1958. She devoted her career to nursing at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, the convalescent home on Main Street in South Windsor, St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, and for many years alongside pediatrician Dr. Breer in Manchester.

Beyond her professional life, Jean gave generously of her time as a Boy Scout leader, Brownie leader, CCD teacher, and by lovingly ironing vestments for her church. She met the love of her life, Ronald Joseph Giannamore, on the very street where they were both born. Childhood playmates who began dating in seventh grade, they married in 1958 and shared a devoted life together, living most of their years in South Windsor before moving to Niantic fifteen years ago.

Jean’s greatest joy and most cherished role was raising her five children, which she did with unwavering devotion, skill, and enduring love. Predeceased by her parents, her beloved husband Ron, and her treasured daughter Karen, she is survived by her daughter Mary Beth (Jack) Chinsky and their children Anna Chinsky, Dayna (Ryan) Lemieux and Brayden; her daughter Debra A. (Keith) Madden and their children Sam Madden and Angela Madden; her son Joseph S. (Karine) Giannamore and their children Alexander Giannamore and Louis Giannamore; and her son Michael A. (Sabine) Giannamore and their children Lorenzo Giannamore and Lucia Giannamore.