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Janet Love Mechanic

Female 1921 - 2011  (89 years)


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  • Name Janet Love Mechanic 
    Birth 30 Jun 1921  Brookline, Norfolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Gender Female 
    Death 11 Jan 2011  Brookline, Norfolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Person ID I1076  Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2011 

    Family AncestorsMelvin Oliver Aronson,   b. 20 Jun 1911, Boston, Suffolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 2008, Brookline, Norfolk, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 1953 
    Children 
    Married1. Living
    +2. Living
    Family ID F214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ARONSON, Janet Love Mechanic 89 of Brookline, on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Janet Love Mechanic Aronson was born on June 30, 1921, and was a lifelong resident of Brookline. A loving and devoted daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, Janet was one of the first woman optometrists in Massachusetts. She practiced optometry in Brookline as Dr. Janet Mechanic for over 50 years. She was married for over 54 years to the late Melvin Oliver Aronson. Janet leaves her daughter and grandson, Joyce M. Aronson and Andrew J. Aronson of Waltham; and her daughter and son-in-law, Leanne Aronson Tobias and Jeffrey Tobias of Bethesda, MD. Janet's family and friends treasured her, mourn her loss and celebrate, in Janet's words, her charmed life. Funeral services will be held at Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Street, BROOKLINE, on Sunday, January 16 at 1 pm. Burial will be in Sharon Memorial Park, 41 Dedham St., Sharon. Memorial observance will be at her late residence Sunday following the burial until 8pm and continuing Monday through Thursday from 2-4pm & 6-8pm and Friday from 11-1pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Janet's memory to the Warren & Rose Gilford, Dr. Arnelda Levine & Dr. Janet Mechanic Award, New England College of Optometry, 424 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02115. Levine Chapels, Brookline 617-277-8300
      Published in The Boston Globe from January 14 to January 15, 2011