Janet Willis
May 4, 1940 ~ June 5, 2021
Janet Willis,
81, passed away Saturday June 5, 2021, at her home in Wichita, Kansas. Janet was born May 4, 1940, to Everett Otis Lindstrom and Alberta Helen (Graham) Lindstrom in Wichita. She graduated from North High School and attended Friends University where she met Milton Willis, and the two were married July 14, 1962. Janet taught high school until 1973 when she and Milton moved to Gillette, Wyoming. She was a homemaker and helped Milton design homes for his construction company they operated for 30 years. They enjoyed their retirement and continued to live in Gillette until moving back to Wichita in 2017. Janet loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed camping, fishing, golfing, painting, and photography, and spending time in the Wyoming mountains and vacationing and sightseeing around the U.S. and Europe. Janet is survived by her son, Scott (Nancy) Willis; daughter, Shannon (Bill) Hoblit; sisters, Sue Wiechman and Sheryl (Richard) Andersen. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett O. Lindstrom and Alberta H. Lindstrom; her husband of 58 years, Milton C. Willis; and her sister-in-law, M. Christine Vogt. Visitation, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Downing & Lahey Mortuary West. A Graveside Service will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 10, 2021, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichita. In lieu of flowers, memorial established with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 8th Ave., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001 or at www.alzfdn.org.
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Sending our love and prayers. The paintings you showed us that Jan painted were just beautiful! We enjoyed the stories of how she enjoyed diving fast too! May she rest in the love and peace of our Lord.