Janis L. Stuart
Died June 1, 2016
NORTHPORT
– Janis Lou Stuart, 81, of Northport, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at
Tendercare of Leelanau.
Janis was born June 5, 1934 on the Nielsen farm
in Northport the daughter of Steiner and Eva (Nielsen) Jacobson. Her grandparents, Chris and Julie Nielsen
helped to raise her as she was growing up.
Janis always enjoyed her big extended family with grandparents, aunts,
uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. It
was not uncommon for the entire clan to enjoy holidays together under the same
roof.
Janis worked for several years in Flint
at General Motors. She enjoyed
the water, swimming and boating in Northern Michigan. Janis purchased a home on Lake Michigan,
which was her dream. On May 6, 1978 she
married her loving husband of thirty-five years, John David Stuart, who
preceded her in death on Aug. 8, 2013.
David and Janis enjoyed many happy years
together, spending their winters in Mesa, Arizona and their summers on Lake
Michigan. They had many enjoyable
vacations and enjoyed playing euchre with friends and family.
Janis is survived by her step daughters, Dana
(Robert) Nelson, Donna (Brian) Swartz; a goddaughter, Shirley (Craig Sr.) Beardslee,
Uncle Norman and Aunt Pauline Nielsen; special friends Peggy and Bob
Featherstone; and her siblings, Norman (Mary Jo) Walter, Chris Edwin (Sheryl)
Walter and Larry (Debbie) Walter along with
several cousins, nieces, nephews and step-grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by her parents, her husband, David, and cousins, Christian,
Cathy Ellen and Russell.
Graveside services will be held at 11:30
a.m., on Friday, June 3 at Leelanau Township Cemetery. Rev. Ruth Overdier will officiate.
Memorials may be directed to Northport Public
School, c/o Memorial Scholarship for Women Going into Business, PO Box 188,
Northport, MI, 49670.
Condolences may be shared with the Stuart
family below:
Such a nice lady! Janis' dream home was our vacation home for a week every August when I was growing up...so many great family memories made there! That was the start of my journey to live up north and now I've been here 22 years....thank you!
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