Janet Rose Reed
October 5, 2021 at 10:47 p.m.
Janet Rose Reed
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The daughter of Robert and Nellie Lyon Reed was born in Rochester, Indiana, on April 28, 1936. Her formative years were spent in Mentone, where she enjoyed the rural life and had a special affiliation for horses, winning riding awards in her youth.
She was a pioneer for women, having graduated from Purdue University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and becoming one of the nation’s first female engineers. During her career, she worked for Austin company of Cleveland, Ohio, H.K. Ferguson of Cleveland, Ohio, and Corn Products of Argo, Ill. As a project engineer/manager, she traveled extensively, utilizing her experience in industrial and commercial concrete/steel design and detailing. Jan retired in 1993, selling her home in Willow Springs, Ill., and moving to Treasure Island, Fla., for the winters while enjoying her condo in Blowing Rock, N.C., and cottage at Lake Manitou in Indiana with friends and family during the summers. She sold Blowing Rock in 2007 and started enjoying summers with friends and family at a cabin in Ellijay GA. Her love of golf, fishing, riding horses and playing bridge brought her a variety of friends and acquaintances. Jan was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, The American Concrete Institute and The American Association of Cost Engineers. She was also a member of the Eastern Star and the American Legion Auxiliary.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.
The daughter of Robert and Nellie Lyon Reed was born in Rochester, Indiana, on April 28, 1936. Her formative years were spent in Mentone, where she enjoyed the rural life and had a special affiliation for horses, winning riding awards in her youth.
She was a pioneer for women, having graduated from Purdue University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and becoming one of the nation’s first female engineers. During her career, she worked for Austin company of Cleveland, Ohio, H.K. Ferguson of Cleveland, Ohio, and Corn Products of Argo, Ill. As a project engineer/manager, she traveled extensively, utilizing her experience in industrial and commercial concrete/steel design and detailing. Jan retired in 1993, selling her home in Willow Springs, Ill., and moving to Treasure Island, Fla., for the winters while enjoying her condo in Blowing Rock, N.C., and cottage at Lake Manitou in Indiana with friends and family during the summers. She sold Blowing Rock in 2007 and started enjoying summers with friends and family at a cabin in Ellijay GA. Her love of golf, fishing, riding horses and playing bridge brought her a variety of friends and acquaintances. Jan was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, The American Concrete Institute and The American Association of Cost Engineers. She was also a member of the Eastern Star and the American Legion Auxiliary.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.
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