Jane Sweet Stagg, 83, passed away peacefully November 10, 2016, at her home in Stratford, Connecticut. Jane was born December 8, 1932 in New Haven to Waldo Nathan and Margaret Tierney Sweet. Jane had a lifelong love of dance, which was ignited at the age of four while attending dance lessons with Miss Irene Comer. She grew up in Bridgeport and Nichols and graduated from Lauralton Hall. Jane wed her former husband, Dwight E. Stagg, Jr. whom she lived with in Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, where Dwight was stationed as a Navy Pilot, and in Fairfield, Connecticut. Jane raised her family in Fairfield and they spent summers in Rhode Island. Throughout her adult life, Jane was an active member of her community and volunteered her time with a number of organizations including the Junior League of Fairfield County and the Kennedy Center. As the Lauralton Hall Class Agent, Jane maintained relationships with her classmates and helped organize homecomings and reunions. She relocated to Oronoque Village more than 30 years ago and made many lasting friendships. Her passion for dance was rekindled as she taught line dancing in the Village. Previously, Jane was a member of the Brooklawn Country Club, the Oronoque Village House and Garden Club, the Christmas Tree Festival, and the Red Hatters. Jane was the beloved mother of four devoted children: Susan Downey and husband Robert of Florida, Diana Maver and husband Michael of Fairfield, Dwight Stagg of Missouri, and Margaret Forcier, formerly of Florida, who graciously moved to Stratford to live with Jane three years ago. Jane, fondly known as Grandy, was also blessed with nine grandchildren: Christopher and Margaret Downey, Michael and Sarah Maver and her husband Robin Schiller, Kassandra, Dwight, Christina, and Troy Stagg, and Ashley Forcier as well as three great grandchildren. Jane is also survived by several nephews and nieces. Jane was predeceased by her brother Waldo N. Sweet, Jr., two nephews and her former husband Dwight. Her family wishes to thank her many friends who provided her constant love and support. They also gratefully acknowledge the caring staff of Vitas Hospice for their kind and dedicated comfort as well as Jane's compassionate caretakers, Ionie and Alourdes, who showered her with love, prayers, and incredible homemade meals. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 12:00 in St. Mark Church, 500 Wigwam Lane, Stratford, with a Mass of Christian Burial. Friends may call Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 11:15 in the Redgate – Hennessy Funeral Home, Main Street and Gorham Place, Trumbull. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Jane's memory to the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy- Lauralton Hall, Attention: Development Office, 200 High Street, Milford, CT 06460. To send online condolences please visit www.redgatehennessy.com