Janet Boyers

DEFIANCE - Janet M. Boyers, age 71 of Defiance, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Brookview Healthcare Center of Defiance.

She was born on August 1, 1952, to the late Lester and Helen (Boff) Houck at Defiance. Jan was a 1970 graduate of Defiance High School. On January 31, 1975, she married her husband and best friend Tom Boyers.

Jan was a faithful and devoted member of St. John's Catholic Church. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and cherished her time spent with her family. Her favorite pastime was sitting on her porch with her neighborhood friends. The sign on her porch read, "Welcome to my porch, where wasting time is considered time well wasted."

Jan is survived by her husband of 48 years Tom Boyers of Defiance, three sons; Jayson (Mandy) Boyers of Sarasota, Florida, T.J. (Jerri) Boyers of Defiance, and Matthew (Laura) Boyers of Lavonia, Michigan. She also leaves behind two grandchildren, Tyler and Trey Boyers of Defiance, her sister Jane Bowers of Antwerp, Ohio, many nieces and nephews, two sisters-in-law, Sue (Larry) Weiler and Holly (Ginny) Boyers, all of Wauseon, Ohio, her brother-in-law Joe (Donna) Boyers of Port Chester, New York, and her loving and faithful dog, Oliver.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Jerry Houck and Diane Manley, and two brothers-in-law, Dale Bowers and Donald Manley.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Schaffer Funeral Home in Defiance, with a Vigil Service at 2 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at St. John's Catholic Church, with Fr. David Cirata officiating.

Memorials are suggested to St. John Catholic Religious Education. Online condolences can be given at www.Schafferfh.com.