Janet Marie (Breeden) Best, aged 84, died peacefully on February 5, 2017 at Creekside Village in Indiana. Janet was born April 21, 1932, in Washington, DC, the daughter of Herman and Janet Breeden.
Janet thoroughly enjoyed keeping active. She played tennis and golf until she had a stroke at 80 years old. She won numerous medals in the Senior Games. She loved all the ladies in her regular tennis groups, golf groups, bible studies, bridge clubs…and the requisite lunches together.
In 1958, Janet married the love of her life Lawrence E. Best on their fourteenth date, as Larry was being shipped out to the Naval Base in Newfoundland, Canada. After a few years in the Navy and a couple of moves, they settled in Hershey, PA, when Larry was hired by Milton Hershey School.
Janet had been a secretary at the Pentagon before her marriage, but was a stay-at-home mom for their two daughters after that, returning to secretarial work part-time when the girls were older.
Art and her family were Janet's passion and delight. She was a life-long painter in watercolors and oil. She loved trying any new creative ideas. She discovered jewelry making in her senior years, and loved working late into the night fashioning her beaded creations. She was a founding member of the Hershey Area Art Association.
Janet was an active member of Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA for over 50 years.
Janet is survived by her daughters, Sandy and her husband Ed Atkinson of Granger, IN and Shari and her husband Mike Houser of Bainbridge Island, WA; her brother, Charles Breeden and his wife Carol of Comus, MD; three grandchildren, Edward Atkinson IV and Casandra Houser, and Cory Houser; and several nieces and nephews.
Janet will be buried next to her husband in Hershey Cemetery. A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA.
Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News from Feb. 18 to Feb. 19, 2017
Janet thoroughly enjoyed keeping active. She played tennis and golf until she had a stroke at 80 years old. She won numerous medals in the Senior Games. She loved all the ladies in her regular tennis groups, golf groups, bible studies, bridge clubs…and the requisite lunches together.
In 1958, Janet married the love of her life Lawrence E. Best on their fourteenth date, as Larry was being shipped out to the Naval Base in Newfoundland, Canada. After a few years in the Navy and a couple of moves, they settled in Hershey, PA, when Larry was hired by Milton Hershey School.
Janet had been a secretary at the Pentagon before her marriage, but was a stay-at-home mom for their two daughters after that, returning to secretarial work part-time when the girls were older.
Art and her family were Janet's passion and delight. She was a life-long painter in watercolors and oil. She loved trying any new creative ideas. She discovered jewelry making in her senior years, and loved working late into the night fashioning her beaded creations. She was a founding member of the Hershey Area Art Association.
Janet was an active member of Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA for over 50 years.
Janet is survived by her daughters, Sandy and her husband Ed Atkinson of Granger, IN and Shari and her husband Mike Houser of Bainbridge Island, WA; her brother, Charles Breeden and his wife Carol of Comus, MD; three grandchildren, Edward Atkinson IV and Casandra Houser, and Cory Houser; and several nieces and nephews.
Janet will be buried next to her husband in Hershey Cemetery. A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA.
Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News from Feb. 18 to Feb. 19, 2017
Janet Marie (Breeden) Best, aged 84, died peacefully on February 5, 2017 at Creekside Village in Indiana. Janet was born April 21, 1932, in Washington, DC, the daughter of Herman and Janet Breeden.
Janet thoroughly enjoyed keeping active. She played tennis and golf until she had a stroke at 80 years old. She won numerous medals in the Senior Games. She loved all the ladies in her regular tennis groups, golf groups, bible studies, bridge clubs…and the requisite lunches together.
In 1958, Janet married the love of her life Lawrence E. Best on their fourteenth date, as Larry was being shipped out to the Naval Base in Newfoundland, Canada. After a few years in the Navy and a couple of moves, they settled in Hershey, PA, when Larry was hired by Milton Hershey School.
Janet had been a secretary at the Pentagon before her marriage, but was a stay-at-home mom for their two daughters after that, returning to secretarial work part-time when the girls were older.
Art and her family were Janet's passion and delight. She was a life-long painter in watercolors and oil. She loved trying any new creative ideas. She discovered jewelry making in her senior years, and loved working late into the night fashioning her beaded creations. She was a founding member of the Hershey Area Art Association.
Janet was an active member of Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA for over 50 years.
Janet is survived by her daughters, Sandy and her husband Ed Atkinson of Granger, IN and Shari and her husband Mike Houser of Bainbridge Island, WA; her brother, Charles Breeden and his wife Carol of Comus, MD; three grandchildren, Edward Atkinson IV and Casandra Houser, and Cory Houser; and several nieces and nephews.
Janet will be buried next to her husband in Hershey Cemetery. A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA.
Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News from Feb. 18 to Feb. 19, 2017
Janet thoroughly enjoyed keeping active. She played tennis and golf until she had a stroke at 80 years old. She won numerous medals in the Senior Games. She loved all the ladies in her regular tennis groups, golf groups, bible studies, bridge clubs…and the requisite lunches together.
In 1958, Janet married the love of her life Lawrence E. Best on their fourteenth date, as Larry was being shipped out to the Naval Base in Newfoundland, Canada. After a few years in the Navy and a couple of moves, they settled in Hershey, PA, when Larry was hired by Milton Hershey School.
Janet had been a secretary at the Pentagon before her marriage, but was a stay-at-home mom for their two daughters after that, returning to secretarial work part-time when the girls were older.
Art and her family were Janet's passion and delight. She was a life-long painter in watercolors and oil. She loved trying any new creative ideas. She discovered jewelry making in her senior years, and loved working late into the night fashioning her beaded creations. She was a founding member of the Hershey Area Art Association.
Janet was an active member of Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA for over 50 years.
Janet is survived by her daughters, Sandy and her husband Ed Atkinson of Granger, IN and Shari and her husband Mike Houser of Bainbridge Island, WA; her brother, Charles Breeden and his wife Carol of Comus, MD; three grandchildren, Edward Atkinson IV and Casandra Houser, and Cory Houser; and several nieces and nephews.
Janet will be buried next to her husband in Hershey Cemetery. A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA.
Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News from Feb. 18 to Feb. 19, 2017
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