Born in Janesville, Wisconsin to parents Mabel A. McDermott and Herbert O. Ulbrich. Preceded in death by her brother Stanley. She is survived by daughters Mary Harvey and Ann (Jerry) Escobar,grandchildren Bonnie, Sean, Sydney and Jared and great-granchildren Isiah and Nevaeh. Jan worked as a Library Aid at Scott Lane School in Santa Clara for 15 years. She ended her working career at Varian Associates/Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto as a Customer Services Representative for 23 years. She wanted all her wonderful friends, neighbors and family to know how much she appreciated their friendship, love and support for so many years. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 6:30PM at Lima Family Santa Clara, 466 N. Winchester Blvd., Santa Clara. In lieu of flowers, she has asked for your consideration of the City Team Ministries of San Jose, The Sacred Heart Community Services of San Jose or the Essential Tremor Foundation of Lenexa, KS.