BOURBON — Janet R. Stouder 80, Warsaw (Hoffman Lake), passed away at 5:10 a.m. Friday, July 6, 2018, in Kosciusko Community Hospital after a brief illness. Her family was at her side since her admission.
Janet was born March 24, 1938, in Kosciusko County, to Robert and Helen Smith Taylor. She married Richard “Dick” Stouder in a ceremony on Sept. 23, 1963.
He survives along with two daughters, Carmen (spouse Scott) LaRue, Fort Wayne, and Jennifer (spouse Jason) Hefner, Etna Green. She was further blessed by her grandchildren she dearly loved: Anna, Timothy, Daniel and Benjamin LaRue and Justin, Michael and Matthew Hefner. Her only sister surviving is Joyce Bockman, Elkhart.
Janet was retired from the Warsaw School Corporation, working in the nurses office as an assistant, and she was a Tupperware salesperson.
She was a member of Etna Green Church of Christ, Jr. O.N.O. of Etna Green and Ladies Home Extension Club. Her favorites hobbies included reading; she loved the lake and her family, and she was a “Good Mom.”
She was a lifelong resident of Kosciusko County and a graduate of Claypool High School.
Preceding in death were her parents; two sisters, June and Jean; and her brother, Robert.
A celebration of Janet’s life will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, in Etna Green Church of Christ, 206 W. Broadway St., Etna Green, with Pastor Jordan Ickes officiating.
A time of visiting with the Stouder family will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday in the church.
Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home is honored to be in charge of the arrangements for the family.
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Memorials to Etna Green Church of Christ, 206 W. Broadway St., Etna Green, IN 46524.
Friends are invited to sign the online guest book and share memories of Janet with her family at deatonclemensfuneralhome.com.
