SALEM -Janice Kay (Schmidt) Everson, 63, of Salem, died at 11:25 a.m. Monday at her home. Jan succumbed after living with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome and loosing a courageous battle with Cancer.
Jan was a devoted wife. She spoke many times about how she felt her husband was a true gift from God in her life. She and Allen W. 'Butch' Everson were married on Dec. 14, 1991.
She was an animal lover and had three pets: Aries the bird, Kasey the cat, and Blue the fish. She loved gardening and spending time outdoors on her porch or in her yard. Jan was a great decorator and was also a personal financial wizard. She possessed a great sense of humor and was able to always find a reason to laugh. This is a trait she passed on to her children and she always enjoyed family gatherings when the house was full of laughter.
She loved traveling and going on cruises in the warmer climates. Jan had many lifelong friends who were dear to her. Her favorite desert was Moose Tracks ice cream which even in her last days she had the opportunity to enjoy.
Jan was born on Oct. 4, 1946 in Wellsville, Ohio to William Edward and Elsie (Johnson) Schmidt.
Jan has been a resident of the Salem area since 1992. She had previously resided in North Benton, Beloit, Sebring, Lisbon and Wellsville.
She has worked at various places over the years. She had worked the longest at A and J Mold Machines in Akron where she was the vice president and office manager of the company. She had also worked as a Mary Kay consultant, real estate broker with Oesch Reality, hearing aid technician at Miracle Ear in Boardman, HK Paper, and Carriage Hill (Fresh Mark) Foods.
She was a former member and volunteer of the Democratic party and formerly attended the Fellowship Baptist Church in Beloit.
In addition to her husband of Salem, she is survived by three children, William C. (Amy) Hurford of Beloit, Tina L. (Terry) Goynes of Austintown, and Christina M. (Frank) Grezlik of Hudson; three step children, Troyann Hobdy of Mobile, Ala., Valerie L. (Charles) Tonkin of Atwater, and Mark Allen Everson of Akron; a brother, Charles Kent (Janice Ann) Schmidt of Arthur, Ill.; ten grandchildren and one great grand child.
There will be a private family burial in Grandview Cemetery, Sebring, Ohio. The family will be holding a Celebration of Life gathering at 2 p.m. Dec.19, 2009 at the family home in Salem.
The family has requested to have memorial donations to be made to:
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA)
99 Cherry Street
Milford, CT. 06460
( Please note on the donation: in Memory of Janice Everson.)
Arrangements were handled by the Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Salem, Ohio.
3 comments:
Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family. She seems to have enjoyed celebrating & living life.
Coach A., I am Janice's oldest daughter, Tina, and I thank you for your prayers. It was through her experience with RSD that she taught me so many important things about life; how to cherish the moments we are given, how to stay strong even in the face of adversity, and how to keep laughing through it all. She was always the type of person that wanted to help others and I know she would be pleased that her journey, even in death, could help another person.
I thank you.
I am Janice's youngest daughter, Christina. Mom certainly did enjoy celebrating and living life, and she helped all those around her to do the same. She was a strong, strong woman who LIVED even though she had to do it with RSD. She would be so deeply touched that you have highlighted her announcement as encouragement to others. Thank you so much.
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