Janet passed with peace as she slept on February 17, surrounded by family. Survived by sons Richard (Carmen) of Spring Valley, Robert (Julie) of Sylmar; grandchildren Catherine (Denham) Portes, Nikohlas Collin, Clayton Denham; great-grandchildren Aiden Alexandra Portes.
Janet was born on August 26, 1932 in Yonkers, New York. Her parents were Harold and Margaret (Mitchell) Schanck. Janet lived in New York until the early 1940’s, when her family moved out west to California.
Janet loved horses and took English riding lessons as a girl. She also had a great love for travel. Janet traveled to many different countries and went on several cruises during her lifetime. Janet went to Los Angeles Valley College where she earned her Associates Degree. Janet turned her love for reading into a career by going to work for the Los Angeles Public Library where she was a library clerk for over 25 years.
Services for Janet will be held at Eternal Valley Memorial Park, 23287 North Sierra Hwy, Newhall, CA on February 27, 2020 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donation to a Veteran’s charity of your choice. She was always a strong supporter of Veterans.