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Goldfinch Funeral Home - Beach Chapel - Murrells Inlet

11528 Hwy. 17 Bypass

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

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Dec. 11, 2025

10:00 a.m.

Goldfinch Funeral Home

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Janet Engle Obituary

Janet Elizabeth Engle (nee Goodwin), age 81, wife of F. Douglas Engle, passed away December 4, 2025 at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital.

She was born July 12, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Howard & Blanche Goodwin. She attended St. Martin Church and school, and went to Mergenthaler High School where she met Doug on the #8 streetcar and the two never separated and were married on April 25, 1964. Through her life, Janet worked as a hairdresser, telephone operator, housewife, substitute teacher, day care provider, airport security leader, and head bank teller. She retired in 2000 and lived in Myrtle Beach the rest of her life. We will miss her!

She is survived by her husband of 61 years, F. Douglas Engle; son, Kevin A. Engle; daughter, Katherine E. Ellison; grandchildren, Michael, Alexandra, Mathew, Hailey, Christopher, and Kevin; and great grandchildren, Austin and Ava.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 AM, Thursday, December 11, 2025 at St. Michael Catholic Church. Visitation with the family will be 3:00-6:00 PM, Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Baltimore Sun on Dec. 10, 2025.

Memorial Events
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Dec

10

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel

11528 Highway 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

Dec

11

Service

10:00 a.m.

Goldfinch Funeral Home

542 Cypress Avenue, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

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11528 Hwy. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

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