Jane F. Cogan, age 61, of Hamden passed away at her home on June 27, 2023. Born in New Haven on October 20, 1961, she was a daughter of the late William and Kathryn (Hume) Cogan. Jane is survived by her sisters, Kathryn Cogan, with whom she resided, and Clare Murray and her husband William of Hamden, and her niece, Kathryn Murray (Vincent Smith) of Hamden. Jane was a resident of Hamden and Bristol all her life. A graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in 1979, she went on to receive her bachelor's degree from Keene State College in 1983. She pursued a career as a Social Worker, employed over the years by the Wheeler Clinic in Plainville, Chrysalis Center in Hartford, and Hands on Hartford.
Friends may visit with her family at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden on Saturday, July 1st from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. prior to her Mass of Christian Burial, to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. in St. Paul VI Parish-St. Rita Church, 1620 Whitney Ave., Hamden. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hamden. Contributions in Jane's memory may be made to the CT Humane Society, 701 Russell Rd., Newington, CT 06111.