Photo courtesy of Hawthorne Funeral Home - Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, Washington
Dec 25, 1925 – Nov 18, 2021 (Age 95)
Sadly, Janette Katherine McPherson (O’Leary) closed her smiling blue Irish eyes forever on November 18, 2021. The daughter of Thomas E. And Violet O’Leary (Renilson), she was a graduate of Mount Vernon High School, and enjoyed a dual career as a homemaker and as a retail clerk at the former Jo’s Styles. 95 years young, she is survived by her daughter Deborah (David) Lenz, Grandson Scott (Sally) McPherson, Granddaughter Colleen (Chris) Kelly, former Daughter-In-Law Janie (Art) Woolbert, three Grandchildren, Connor, Lesley, and Rhiannon, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceded in death by her beloved husband Bill, her dear son Tom, her sister Therese (Lyle) Ovenell and brother Ed O’Leary.
Special thanks are due to the most compassionate and considerate home caregivers of Visiting Angels—Brittney, Angela, Amy, Danielle, Colleen, Brooke, Alyssa, Josie, Linda, and Joann. Her family is also indebted to Skagit Valley Hospice, who supported her in her last days with us.
A funeral mass will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Mount Vernon, WA on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 11:00am. A graveside service will be held at Hawthorne Memorial Park on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 12:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Skagit Valley Wound Center would be most appreciated.
May the lilt of her Irish laughter ring in heaven!
Please visit www.hawthornefh.com to share your thoughts and memories and sign the online guest register.
Arrangements are under the care of Hawthorne Funeral Home, Mount Vernon, WA.
I am very sorry to have missed the memorial and the chance to say goodbye. It was a joy to work with Janette. My thought are with all of her family.
Josie Hart
December 02, 2021 | Mt. Vernon
Thinking of you Debbie, today and always. So sorry for your loss.
Susie Poole
December 01, 2021 | Windsor, CT | Friend
Most of my formative years were blessed with Janette & Bill. Their positive attitude, even in difficult times, shined brightly. Janette was always so kind, loving, hospitable and funny. I recall the "candy drawer" she would allow me to get into and also offering me any soda from the basement full of many kinds and lots of them. I felt like I was in Willie Wonka's Choc. Factory. There was always a candle burning in the hurricane glass centerpiece on their coffee table which was welcoming...
Chris (Minkler) Strand
December 01, 2021 | Friend
Wonderful memories of Janette will always be tied in with Gail's family history and happy times. Janette and Bill were always thought of as part of the family. Will never forget our fun time at Snaklum Point at her brother Edmund's house. That raft experience is forever lodged in my brain. It was definitely an adventure. Debbie, I want to say that you were on that raft with Mark, Jay, and me if I remember right. Also want to say that Gail and I visited two of Janette's relatives while on a...
Cherie Iverson
December 01, 2021 | Oak Harbor, WA | Friend
So sorry to hear this. Our thoughts are with you at this time.
Matt Iverson
November 29, 2021 | Oak Harbor, WA | Friend
What a shock and grief to read about Janette passing. I first met her back in the late 1960's when George Buttery introduced her and Bill to me.We had a lot of fun together.It was a great honor to know her and Bill along with the rest of the family. I shall always remember her laugh, her great sense of humor, and yes, her blue Irish eyes. I am so saddened by this news. Take care, Debbie. Love you Janette for ever.
Richard Fell
November 28, 2021 | Stonewall, LA | Friend
I had the privilege of getting to know Janette during my time working at Visiting Angels, as her Care Manager. Janette was always so welcoming of my visits. I could count of Janette to give me a good laugh as she always had a funny joke or memory to share! She was charismatic, poised, humorous, giving and loving. She will be missed. May she rest in the arms of the Lord. Dawn
Dawn McComas
November 24, 2021 | Burlington | Friend