Jeani M. Haryslak, 76, of Vero Beach, died Monday, September 17, 2018 at hospice with her family by her side.

She was born to the late Joseph and Mary Mazza on Oct. 3, 1941 in NYC, NY. Jeani graduated from Roxborough High School in 1958 and attended the Philadelphia Art Institute. She married Lawrence W. Haryslak in April 1963 and settled in Avalon, NJ where she raised her family before moving to Vero Beach, FL.

Jeani is survived by her husband of 55 years Lawrence, and her children William Haryslak (Catherine), of Dennisville, NJ, Julie Schwartz (Jeffrey), of Cape May Court House, NJ, Mark Haryslak, of Vero Beach, FL, and Matthew Haryslak (Rita) of Palm Springs, CA. She is also survived by three granddaughters Emily (Schwartz) Head, Olivia Schwartz, and Shelby Haryslak.

Jeani was an avid abstract oil painter and her paintings were shown throughout various galleries in Cape May County and the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC. She loved her dog Sparky which she rescued in 2014, and she had an uncanny ability to make family, friends, and strangers smile.

The family will receive friends on Friday, September 21 ^st from 6-8 p.m with a Prayer Service at 7:30 p.m. at Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 Noon on Saturday, September 22 ^nd at St. Helen Catholic Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to H.A.L.O. No-Kill Animal Shelter Sebastian, FL.