Janet "Jan" Sommerfeldt

Jan was such a kind person! It was always good to meet her for lunch and hear about the latest book she had read, and her travel plans. She was always looking forward and knew how to enjoy her life and was a wonderful example in pure kindness. I will miss her.

Jan was a lovely person and I have enjoyed our friendship very much. She was very interesting and enjoyed a wide group of friends. I will miss having lunch and conversation with her and I extend my deepest sympathy to her family.

A little over a year ago, I moved to Sunnyside Community in Harrisonburg, and last December I saw a posting that said that Jan Sommerfeldt had also moved here. The same Jan that I had known from Masterworks Chorus. So we re-kindled a friendship, sharing meals together, and attending church together. As we both began to find our "niches" here in a new place, we did not see each other as often, and I was totally shocked to see that she had passed away. Should any of her family be reading this,...

Janet was a pleasure to know and work with both as an organist and person.

Janet was such a dear and generous person! Every year at New Year's, she and Roy hosted a wonderful "goose dinner" at their home, and we were invited a few times over the years. She always had their house decorated so beautifully for the holidays, and the dinner was just great. She had us all hold hands for the blessing, and we sang "Edelweiss" together, a sweet, old-fashioned way to come together like family before we sat down together. She was also the best hostess on the many...