Janice Kay Rieck

Jan was born to Leliah Madge Henderson and Percy Forest Willison in Chester WV on May 30, 1941. Growing up in Chester, she attended Chester High School, where she was in the choir, pep club, yearbook staff, and National Honor Society. After graduation in 1958, she went on to complete her bachelor’s degree in education from University of Maryland College Park.

On August 21, 1965, she married Robert “Bob” Wayne Rieck, with whom she raised a daughter Christine, and a son, David. She started a small business, through which she made doll clothes for dolls ranging in size from Barbie and Ken up to the American Girl dolls. For many years she sold these clothes at area craft fairs, eventually branching out to eBay. She was also an avid reader, never far from a book or two. Through her love of dolls, she participated in various doll groups, traveling to New York and other cities for conventions.

Jan was preceded in death by her father, Percy, her mother, Madge, and her husband Bob. She is survived by her two children, Christine and David, and her grandchildren, Megan, Rachel, Kyle, and Colin.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Project Linus.

A receiving of friends for Janice will be held Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Witzke Funeral Homes Inc., 5555, TWIN KNOLLS ROAD, Columbia, MD 21045. Following the receiving of friends will be a receiving of friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Witzke Funeral Homes Inc, 5555, TWIN KNOLLS ROAD, Columbia, MD 21045.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.witzkefuneralhomes.com for the Rieck family.