Pacific Grove – It is with immense sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Janet Golden, on Sunday, April 29, 2007. Our only consolation lies in knowing that she is now with the God she so loved.
Janet Mary Hart was born in New York City, August 19, 1924 to Frances Noyes Hart, a celebrated mystery writer, and Edward Henry Hart, a lawyer. Janet inherited her mother's gift and love of writing and began her own writing career at a very early age.
She wrote her first novel at the age of 23, and completed five other books. The Quite Possible She, which was published in 1966, was a response to The Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan. It dealt with the issues facing the modern Christian woman and was very well received. Janet graduated from Bennington College in 1946 and met her future husband, Joseph Golden, at the University of Michigan where she was enrolled in a graduate writing program.
They were married at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 1947 and moved to California that same year where Joe pursued graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley.
They raised their three children, Ann, Michael and Katey in Lafayette, CA. Janet was a devoted and active mother and served as a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader and PTA president. She was a gourmet cook, a horseback rider and chauffeur extraordinaire.
In 1969 they chose the Monterey Peninsula to be their home, when Joe brought the Junipero Serra book and gift shop from San Francisco to Monterey.
Janet loved this area, enjoying many walks at Point Lobos, drives to Big Sur and walks along the Pacific Grove shoreline. You could always find Janet reading a book with a cat curled up on her lap. Janet and Joe moved to Canterbury Woods Retirement Community in 1989, where they just celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Easter of this year.
Janet was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Francis Xavier in Seaside and a sponsor in the RCIA program at St. Angela's in Pacific Grove. She volunteered for Hospice and the Suicide Hotline. Her church, her family and her passion for communicating through her writing dominated her life. She wrote for several Catholic publications and committed herself to religious life and the hope that her writing could further human compassion and forgiveness.
She was a loving wife, a stalwart sister, a generous and loyal friend, and an extraordinarily dedicated and accepting mother. Janet felt connected to the whole world, and all its citizens, never closing herself off from difficult or painful situations and conditions.
She was preceded in death by her son, Mike, in 1989, and is survived by her husband, Joe Golden; her sister, Ann Thayer; her daughters, Ann Golden and Kate Golden (John Fields); and her three granddaughters, Emily, Claire and Eve Golden-Fields. We would like to express our thanks to all Janet's friends for their love and support, and special gratitude to the caring staff at both Canterbury Woods Medical Center and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for their many acts of kindness and assistance to Janet and her family.
There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Angela's Church in Pacific Grove, on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 10AM, followed by a private family ceremony at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to one of Janet's favorite charities, Catholic Relief Services or Heifer International. Published in The Monterey Herald on May 2, 2007 -
Janet Mary Hart was born in New York City, August 19, 1924 to Frances Noyes Hart, a celebrated mystery writer, and Edward Henry Hart, a lawyer. Janet inherited her mother's gift and love of writing and began her own writing career at a very early age.
She wrote her first novel at the age of 23, and completed five other books. The Quite Possible She, which was published in 1966, was a response to The Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan. It dealt with the issues facing the modern Christian woman and was very well received. Janet graduated from Bennington College in 1946 and met her future husband, Joseph Golden, at the University of Michigan where she was enrolled in a graduate writing program.
They were married at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 1947 and moved to California that same year where Joe pursued graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley.
They raised their three children, Ann, Michael and Katey in Lafayette, CA. Janet was a devoted and active mother and served as a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader and PTA president. She was a gourmet cook, a horseback rider and chauffeur extraordinaire.
In 1969 they chose the Monterey Peninsula to be their home, when Joe brought the Junipero Serra book and gift shop from San Francisco to Monterey.
Janet loved this area, enjoying many walks at Point Lobos, drives to Big Sur and walks along the Pacific Grove shoreline. You could always find Janet reading a book with a cat curled up on her lap. Janet and Joe moved to Canterbury Woods Retirement Community in 1989, where they just celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Easter of this year.
Janet was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Francis Xavier in Seaside and a sponsor in the RCIA program at St. Angela's in Pacific Grove. She volunteered for Hospice and the Suicide Hotline. Her church, her family and her passion for communicating through her writing dominated her life. She wrote for several Catholic publications and committed herself to religious life and the hope that her writing could further human compassion and forgiveness.
She was a loving wife, a stalwart sister, a generous and loyal friend, and an extraordinarily dedicated and accepting mother. Janet felt connected to the whole world, and all its citizens, never closing herself off from difficult or painful situations and conditions.
She was preceded in death by her son, Mike, in 1989, and is survived by her husband, Joe Golden; her sister, Ann Thayer; her daughters, Ann Golden and Kate Golden (John Fields); and her three granddaughters, Emily, Claire and Eve Golden-Fields. We would like to express our thanks to all Janet's friends for their love and support, and special gratitude to the caring staff at both Canterbury Woods Medical Center and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for their many acts of kindness and assistance to Janet and her family.
There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Angela's Church in Pacific Grove, on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 10AM, followed by a private family ceremony at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to one of Janet's favorite charities, Catholic Relief Services or Heifer International. Published in The Monterey Herald on May 2, 2007 -
Pacific Grove – It is with immense sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Janet Golden, on Sunday, April 29, 2007. Our only consolation lies in knowing that she is now with the God she so loved.
Janet Mary Hart was born in New York City, August 19, 1924 to Frances Noyes Hart, a celebrated mystery writer, and Edward Henry Hart, a lawyer. Janet inherited her mother's gift and love of writing and began her own writing career at a very early age.
She wrote her first novel at the age of 23, and completed five other books. The Quite Possible She, which was published in 1966, was a response to The Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan. It dealt with the issues facing the modern Christian woman and was very well received. Janet graduated from Bennington College in 1946 and met her future husband, Joseph Golden, at the University of Michigan where she was enrolled in a graduate writing program.
They were married at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 1947 and moved to California that same year where Joe pursued graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley.
They raised their three children, Ann, Michael and Katey in Lafayette, CA. Janet was a devoted and active mother and served as a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader and PTA president. She was a gourmet cook, a horseback rider and chauffeur extraordinaire.
In 1969 they chose the Monterey Peninsula to be their home, when Joe brought the Junipero Serra book and gift shop from San Francisco to Monterey.
Janet loved this area, enjoying many walks at Point Lobos, drives to Big Sur and walks along the Pacific Grove shoreline. You could always find Janet reading a book with a cat curled up on her lap. Janet and Joe moved to Canterbury Woods Retirement Community in 1989, where they just celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Easter of this year.
Janet was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Francis Xavier in Seaside and a sponsor in the RCIA program at St. Angela's in Pacific Grove. She volunteered for Hospice and the Suicide Hotline. Her church, her family and her passion for communicating through her writing dominated her life. She wrote for several Catholic publications and committed herself to religious life and the hope that her writing could further human compassion and forgiveness.
She was a loving wife, a stalwart sister, a generous and loyal friend, and an extraordinarily dedicated and accepting mother. Janet felt connected to the whole world, and all its citizens, never closing herself off from difficult or painful situations and conditions.
She was preceded in death by her son, Mike, in 1989, and is survived by her husband, Joe Golden; her sister, Ann Thayer; her daughters, Ann Golden and Kate Golden (John Fields); and her three granddaughters, Emily, Claire and Eve Golden-Fields. We would like to express our thanks to all Janet's friends for their love and support, and special gratitude to the caring staff at both Canterbury Woods Medical Center and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for their many acts of kindness and assistance to Janet and her family.
There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Angela's Church in Pacific Grove, on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 10AM, followed by a private family ceremony at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to one of Janet's favorite charities, Catholic Relief Services or Heifer International. Published in The Monterey Herald on May 2, 2007 -
Janet Mary Hart was born in New York City, August 19, 1924 to Frances Noyes Hart, a celebrated mystery writer, and Edward Henry Hart, a lawyer. Janet inherited her mother's gift and love of writing and began her own writing career at a very early age.
She wrote her first novel at the age of 23, and completed five other books. The Quite Possible She, which was published in 1966, was a response to The Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan. It dealt with the issues facing the modern Christian woman and was very well received. Janet graduated from Bennington College in 1946 and met her future husband, Joseph Golden, at the University of Michigan where she was enrolled in a graduate writing program.
They were married at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 1947 and moved to California that same year where Joe pursued graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley.
They raised their three children, Ann, Michael and Katey in Lafayette, CA. Janet was a devoted and active mother and served as a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader and PTA president. She was a gourmet cook, a horseback rider and chauffeur extraordinaire.
In 1969 they chose the Monterey Peninsula to be their home, when Joe brought the Junipero Serra book and gift shop from San Francisco to Monterey.
Janet loved this area, enjoying many walks at Point Lobos, drives to Big Sur and walks along the Pacific Grove shoreline. You could always find Janet reading a book with a cat curled up on her lap. Janet and Joe moved to Canterbury Woods Retirement Community in 1989, where they just celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Easter of this year.
Janet was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Francis Xavier in Seaside and a sponsor in the RCIA program at St. Angela's in Pacific Grove. She volunteered for Hospice and the Suicide Hotline. Her church, her family and her passion for communicating through her writing dominated her life. She wrote for several Catholic publications and committed herself to religious life and the hope that her writing could further human compassion and forgiveness.
She was a loving wife, a stalwart sister, a generous and loyal friend, and an extraordinarily dedicated and accepting mother. Janet felt connected to the whole world, and all its citizens, never closing herself off from difficult or painful situations and conditions.
She was preceded in death by her son, Mike, in 1989, and is survived by her husband, Joe Golden; her sister, Ann Thayer; her daughters, Ann Golden and Kate Golden (John Fields); and her three granddaughters, Emily, Claire and Eve Golden-Fields. We would like to express our thanks to all Janet's friends for their love and support, and special gratitude to the caring staff at both Canterbury Woods Medical Center and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for their many acts of kindness and assistance to Janet and her family.
There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Angela's Church in Pacific Grove, on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 10AM, followed by a private family ceremony at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to one of Janet's favorite charities, Catholic Relief Services or Heifer International. Published in The Monterey Herald on May 2, 2007 -
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