Janice, age 72, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Butterworth Hospital In Grand Rapids, Michigan. Janice was born on December 8, 1950, in Grand Blanc, Michigan, to Vera (Smith) and Harold Throop and was the youngest of six children.
Janice will be lovingly remembered by her daughters: Jennifer (Stephen) Lewin and Sarah Robinson, her grandchildren: Nicholas Rogers, Joy Lewin, Noelle Lewin, and Jacob Rogers; her surviving brother Richard (Mary Ann) Throop, sisters in law: Kitty Throop and Amy Jo Throop, along with many dear friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Vera Throop, stepmother Dorothy Throop, and her siblings: Howard, David, Judi, and Gerald.
Janice loved her grandchildren more than anything, and she enjoyed sewing. She sewed her grandchildren’s bedding for their cribs and nursery, little pajama sets, coats, and dresses for the girls. Janice loved to spoil her grandkids and buy them new toys. She adored reading to them when they were toddlers. Janice would take them to the corner store for ice cream cones in the summertime.
Janice also loved fashion and clothes. One year when her girls were little, she sewed several Barbie outfits for their dolls as a Christmas morning surprise.
After retirement, Janice settled in Rockford, Michigan, where she concentrated on spending time with family and hooking wool rugs. Scouring secondhand and thrift shops for wool to clean and cut into pieces for her rugs was a favorite pastime. She enjoyed her church family of new friends in Rockford and keeping in touch with her old friends.
Janice also loved her rescue cats (too many to name!) that she cared for over the years. Other favorites- flowers, anything with glitter or sparkles, fashion, laughter, and her family. Janice could bake a magnificent apple pie. She had watched the Waltons and Little House on the Prairie more times than one could count. She loved Christmas lights and cozy fireplaces in the wintertime.
A memorial service to celebrate Janice’s life will be held in Indian River, Michigan, at a date later to be determined when the weather is warm and sunny.
If desired, memorial contributions can be made in Janice’s name to Pet Tales Rescue- Team Kitty! in Kentwood, Michigan.
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