Janet M. Brown

Janet M. Brown, age 86 of Cambridge, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born September 23, 1929, to the late George Dewey Heldman and Julia A. (Worstell) Heldman, in New Matamoras, Ohio. She was a 1947 graduate of Cambridge High School. Along with her parents, Janet was preceded in death by her brother Donald G. Heldman and sister -in-law Delores E. Heldman Walters, and her husband Dean V. Brown who passed away May 19, 2008. Dean and Janet were married on September 26, 1947. Janet is survived by one son, Attorney Donald D. (Terry Dankovic) Brown of Cambridge, Ohio, and two daughters, Kathy E. (Rich) Hobbs of Dublin, Ohio, and Amy L. (Dave) Yanka of Lewis Center, Ohio. Also surviving are four grandchildren Darren R. Hobbs, Taylor R. Hobbs, Tyler D. Yanka, and Madison L. Yanka, along with one niece, and three nephews and several special cousins. Janet also had a special close relationship with her caregivers, Amy Benson and Hallie Davis, and the staff of Amy's Helping Hands, as well as Christy Parry and the staff of Inspired. Presbyterian by faith, Janet served for many years with her husband Dean as Church Host and Hostess for the Second Presbyterian Church until its merger with Unity Presbyterian Church. She was an adviser for the church youth fellowship and was always actively involved in school support organizations for each of her children. In addition to being a great full-time mother and homemaker, Janet worked for and retired from GTE. She was also employed over the years at Cambridge Savings Bank and served as director of the guernsey County Food Stamp Distribution Center. Along with her husband, she was an owner-operator of the former Fairdale Motor Lodge. She enjoyed camping, boating, and water sports with her children and grandchildren and Seneca Lake campfires with her family. She was the first to volunteer to chaperone school functions and loved bus trips with the band. Janet enjoyed the summer Cambridge Band Concerts and the barbershop music of Chordial, the Cambridge Men's Barbershop Chorus. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband Dean and the family to Florida and trips to Disney World. Funeral services for Janet will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 21, at Bundy-Law Funeral Home where friends may call from 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 on Sunday, March 20. Pastor Keith Leach will officiate the service with burial following at Northwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Guernsey at P.O. Box 1165 Cambridge, Ohio 43725. Personal condolences may be sent to the family at www.bundy-lawfuneralhome.com.

Janet M. Brown

September 23, 1929 - March 15, 2016