Janet Marie Jenison, longtime Carthage resident died October 18, 2019 in Bridgewater, NJ at the age of 80.
She was born Dec. 24, 1938 to Marie Pankratz (Peterson), and Reinhold Pankratz in Harlem, Montana, the oldest of ten children. In May, 1957 Janet graduated from Great Falls high school and was married the following weekend to Jimmy Jenison from Missouri. She and Jimmy celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2017.
In 1982 Jimmy and Janet adopted their daughter, Anita Barkei (Jenison).
Through her life Janet held a range of jobs including waitress, expert seamstress, farm wife and business owner. She took care of several people in her home and was most admired for her strong work ethic and care and concern for others.
Janet was preceded in death by her mother and father, younger sister Betty Dahl Covely (Pankratz), and husband Jimmy. She is survived by her daughter, Anita Barkei (Jenison), son-in-law, Nathan Barkei and grandchildren, Jonathan and Laurel who she lived with the last month of her life. Janet brought great joy to all who knew her.
A memorial service was held on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at the Bridgewater Funeral Home,in Bridgewater, NJ.
