JANET G. MATSON

1941 - 2011

Janet Eloise Gould Matson, of Morgan, Vt., died peacefully at home May 29, 2011, after a lengthy illness.
Janet lived most of her youth in Sycamore, Ill., and moved to Holly Springs, Miss., with her parents and her brother in the early '60s. Janet met Stephen William in 1970 and they married the next year. They were married for nearly 40 years and had an extremely interesting and enjoyable life living in Michigan, California, England, Massachusetts and finally, northern Vermont.
She shared her gifts extensively, starring in musical productions at the University of Mississippi, creating art in many mediums, including sculpture, drawing and painting. She designed and built a house for her family, and most recently, she completed a book dealing with getting the most out of life. She always created a warm and loving home through design and her love and nurturing of her boys. Janet was an incredibly talented and loving wife, mother and grandmother.
She leaves her husband, Steve; sons, Christian, Thor and Chandler William; daughter-in-law, Anna Colavito Matson; and grandchildren, Lydia Swan Matson and Garnet Ace Matson.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Eleanor Johnson Gould; father, Archie Lincoln Gould; brother, David Lincoln Gould; and an infant sister, Jacqueline Gould.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in Morgan, Vt., and Hingham, Mass. In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge in Jamaica Plain, Mass., and the Circle of Friends in Morgan, Vt.