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Janet C. Horan

1948 - 2022

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Emily, Joe, Noah, Milo, & Evelyn Pascavage posted a condolence

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Janet was our sweet neighbor for the last four years. Shortly after she moved in, I spotted her in the yard and was excited to meet her. We chatted for a bit, she asked me about my three kids and shared that she was a former principal. She told me how much she loved kids and I could tell right away from her warm interactions with mine, what a special neighbor she would grow to be. Janet and I would chat from our backyards often, sometimes yelling back and forth from our decks. As a stay at home mom who didn’t get out much, I was always happy to see her smile and get a chance to talk. During Covid and quarantine, we would visit on our front porches here and there, masked up and social distanced. When my daughter Evelyn turned five, Janet surprised her with a bouquet of flowers and a big stuffed bear that was delivered from the local flower shop, and it made Evie’s whole day! Every birthday the kids looked forward to her gifts and cards, and at Christmas we enjoyed her delicious baked goods. Once Janet brought the kids gifts from a trip she had been on, and another time she dropped off the children’s sections of newspapers she had collected. Throughout the years, there were many times when Janet would comment about what delight it brought her to see the kids running around outside during a rain shower, sledding down the driveway in a snowstorm, or giggling while running through the sprinkler. In the thick of mothering three young children, she always reminded me to pause and witness the joy of little moments, and savor them. The kids did grow to adore her, and had the privilege of witnessing her kind heart along the way. That’s how our family will remember Janet, as a bright light who lead with love and kindness. I will miss our backyard and front porch chats, and my kids will miss the extra special attention she so effortlessly gave to them. What an honor it was to have been her neighbor and friend, and may we all remember to live the way she did.

Betsy Link posted a condolence

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Janet was one of the warmest people, and most proficient administrators I knew in Lumberton. I started in this district as an administrator/teacher before she was a principal. When she got the job, I remember how excited she was to open Bobby's Run School. She immediately took ownership of it - so much so - that her loving touches are still evident throughout the school... starting with the giant rug that greets us every day with the motto, "Learning makes dreams come true." It was so obvious that Janet loved children! And when she married Jack, she spent the first few months hearing "Hi Ms. Coulter! and gently corrected students by bending down and saying (with face beaming), "I got married; I am Mrs. Horan now." (The kids caught on pretty quickly!) A favorite memory of Janet was that of her dressed up like Raggedy Ann while John Baily was dressed as Raggedy Andy. Each year they led the Halloween parades at Bobby's Run and F.L. Walther to the delight of all the students. When she was finally able to retire, I remember how excited she was to spend more time with Jack, and Laura and her family. I know I was probably inconsequential in Janet's life - given how many friends she had in the district and out - but Janet definitely made an impact on me. I am profoundly sad that she is gone much too soon, and I send love and light to her family. With Deepest Condolences, Betsy Link (Kapulskey)

Thursday

December

Visitation at the Funeral Home

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Thursday, December 8, 2022

R. Strunk Funeral Home

400 Main Street

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States

610-933-1555

Friday

December

Visitation prior to the service

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Friday, December 9, 2022

St. Basil the Great Parish

2300 kimberton road

kimberton, Pennsylvania, United States

6109332110

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Friday

December

Memorial Mass

11:00 am

Friday, December 9, 2022

St. Basil the Great

2300 Kimberton Rd.

Kimberton, Pennsylvania, United States

6109332110

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1948 - 2022

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