JANIS SUZANNE MULLER

(nee Whitehead) Janis, of Dundas, ON, peacefully on February 6, 2025, at the age of 77, surrounded by family at Hamilton General Hospital. Predeceased by husband of 52 years, Andy Muller; mother, Betty Whitehead; father, John Whitehead; and brother, Don Whitehead. Loving mother of Krista Muller (Steve McSherry), Elise Muller (Cirvan Hamilton), and John-Andrew Muller (Suman Jha Muller). Sister to Jon Whitehead (Clare Prendergast). Cousin to Donna Wong. Grandmother to Kaslo and Sadie Hamilton, and Georgia and Frankie McSherry. Aunt to Sarah and Mark Wong, Jessica and Lila Whitehead, Samantha and Bill Ellerington. Godmother to Vanessa Thompson. Blessed with many circles of friends. Born in Toronto, Janis skipped two grades during primary school before graduating from U of T in 1968 and Toronto Teachers College in 1970. In a career spanning almost 30 years, she taught kindergarten with both the Toronto and Hamilton Wentworth Boards of Education. A gentle and patient teacher, she took great pride in her work and was recognized for her compassion with children. An avid bridge player, reader, dancer, lover of theatre and traveller, in retirement, Janis performed with the Burlington Footnotes dance company and travelled extensively with her husband as part of the Friendship Force international exchange program. A loyal patron of the arts, she loved organizing trips to and attending The Shaw Festival, Stratford, Theatre Aquarius, and CanStage with close friends from McMaster University, the Quaker Meeting house, and family. Widely regarded as a kind and generous person with a radiant smile, a hearty laugh, a shining inner light, and a vast willingness to help others. She will be dearly missed by all whose lives she impacted. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to the Canadian Alzheimer Society. A celebration of life will be held in the springtime at the Hamilton Quaker Meeting House.