Jane Ann Peltier Sepe

Jane was born September 6, 1961 at Kent County Hospital in Warwick, Rhode Island, the daughter of Normand and Lucille Goulet Peltier of Coventry, RI.

Jane is survived by her husband Jim, their daughter, Gabrielle Sepe Hardin, and son Nicolas Sepe. The family resides in North Carolina. Her mother Lucille Peltier and her brother, Roland Peltier, also survive her.

Jane worked as a Registered Nurse for more than 30 years, most recently for Rex Hospital. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Cary, NC.

The family will be holding a private memorial service.

Online condolences may be sent to the family through www.brownwynnecary.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jane Sepe’s name to https://donations.bcrfcure.org/donate-now (The Breast Cancer Research Foundation).

Jane Sepe had a vivacious smile that could light up any room she entered. She was a storyteller who could make anyone laugh and feel happy. She was an extremely supportive, caring and uplifting person. Jane grew up in Coventry, RI. She had a large extended family and enjoyed the time she spent with her parents, brother, many uncles, aunts and cousins. As a young girl, Jane excelled in gymnastics, winning many awards for her athletic talents. Her smile beamed when she told stories of doing back handsprings all the way across the length of her high school football field, or when she talked of being a volunteer firefighter as a young woman.

Jane and Jim met in Rhode Island and moved to Colorado Springs, CO shortly after marrying, where their son and daughter were born. There she worked as a childbirth educator and lactation consultant, while helping to raise their two children, Nicolas and Gabrielle. She was a very involved mother and wife, and shared a very special bond with her husband and children.

The family loved to explore Colorado, go roller-blading, fishing, and bike riding together. Jane was an adventurous woman who did anything her heart desired. She never held herself back from doing anything she wanted to do. When they lived in Colorado, Jane, Jim, and Nick all had dirt bikes and would go riding together. Gabrielle has fond memories of riding on the back of her mom’s motorcycle through the dirt paths there.

The Sepe family moved to North Carolina in 1993 and Jane began working as a lactation consultant there. She taught classes and seminars, and made many great friends who she kept in touch with over the next twenty years nursing in North Carolina. Jane always made time to spend with her family. She loved going to her son’s baseball games and watching him practice and play. It was such a joy to see Nick play, and to see Jim coaching his son’s team.

She always supported their dreams, and encouraged everyone she met to do whatever it was they enjoyed doing.

Jane was a very hardworking nurse. She could anticipate the needs of mothers who were learning to breastfeed and make them feel comfortable, supported and confident in their abilities. Her laughter brought comfort to many people and her warm touch could sooth a crying baby almost instantly. Whether by entertaining kids at the pediatrics office with a puppet she brought in, doing funny impressions when people just needed a laugh on a stressful day, or just offering to cover someone’s shift so they could spend time with their families, she always tried her best to anticipate the needs of others. Jane was also a nurse to many in her personal life. She cared for her mother and father after they moved to NC and continued to care for her mother after the passing of her beloved father in 2002. Nicolas follows in his mother’s footsteps as a nurse.

Jane was a very creative and handy woman. Among many things, she loved to sew, knit, needlepoint, and paint. Jane could whip up an outfit in a weekend. She was a patient teacher and was always shared her knowledge of these crafts with her children. Jane’s father was a great craftsman and taught Jane to be handy as well. If there was a project she wanted done, she didn’t wait around to do it. She could pull up carpet, put down hardwoods, and replace the faucets all before the day was done! Jane loved to think up creative solutions for tough problems, and was never worried or nervous that something could go wrong. Her carefree, “things can always change” attitude helped her to do so much in her lifetime.

Jane was a nurse to the end, even helping people in the Cancer Center. She would get blankets and explain medications for those interested. Jane had strength and kindness like no other.