Janet L. Elam

March 12, 2023 at 9:23 p.m.
Janet L. Elam
Janet L. Elam

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Janet L. Elam, 86, formerly of Syracuse, died at 6:34 a.m. on Friday, March 10 at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake.  

She was born on May 15, 1935, in Herrick, Shelby County, Ill., to Ethel Rogers Hamilton and John L. Hamilton.  On April 29, 1952, she married Marion Jackson “Jack” Elam.  Jack died Sept. 17, 2018.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 16 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.

Janet’s life will be celebrated with a funeral service at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 17 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home and officiated by Pastor Matthew Rogers. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Syracuse Cemetery of Syracuse.

Memorial donations in Janet’s memory may be directed to Wawasee Community School Corporation, 801 S. Sycamore St., Syracuse, IN 46567; or to Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Indiana Chapter, 50 E. 91st St., Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN  46240.

Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.



Janet L. Elam, 86, formerly of Syracuse, died at 6:34 a.m. on Friday, March 10 at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake.  

She was born on May 15, 1935, in Herrick, Shelby County, Ill., to Ethel Rogers Hamilton and John L. Hamilton.  On April 29, 1952, she married Marion Jackson “Jack” Elam.  Jack died Sept. 17, 2018.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 16 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.

Janet’s life will be celebrated with a funeral service at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 17 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home and officiated by Pastor Matthew Rogers. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Syracuse Cemetery of Syracuse.

Memorial donations in Janet’s memory may be directed to Wawasee Community School Corporation, 801 S. Sycamore St., Syracuse, IN 46567; or to Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Indiana Chapter, 50 E. 91st St., Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN  46240.

Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.



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