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Janice Kalfs Obituary
Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 600 N. Adelaide St., Fenton with Fr. David Harvey as celebrant. Inurnment will follow in St. John Cemetery. Visitation will be 12-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Rd., Fenton, including a Rosary Service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the funeral home. Visitation will also be 10 a.m. until the time of Mass at the church on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Born on Sept. 22, 1938 in Flint to Norma Sabourin and George Hawk, Janice moved to East Tawas in 2002 from Fenton. Janice was a homemaker amongst many other things, including working for Michigan Bell, the VG's deli, Holy Cross shop and a volunteer eucharistic minister at Ascension St. Joe's Hospital in East Tawas.
Janice's passions included quilting, dancing (the Jitterbug), gardening, baking, sailing, singing, and spending time with her family. Janice was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister that will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her brother and three sisters, Dorothy (Jim) Peppin, Dennis (Jill) Hawk, Linda (Robert) Myrant and Lorraine Bollinger; five children, Timothy D. Kalfs, Thomas G. (Ellen) Kalfs, Ann Marie (Jim) Schneider, Patricia Mary (Tony) Alexander, and Robert S. (Tina) Kalfs; 13 grandchildren, Brent, Dayna, Ken (Drea), Christopher, Lauren, Carly (Stephen), Bailey, Samantha, Bree, Braxton, Jack, Olivia and MacKenzie; and three great grandchildren, Brody Thomas, Aspen Rose, Abby Lee.
She was preceeded in death by: her parents, Norma (Sabourin) Coggins and George Hawk; her husband of 60 years, Thomas W. Kalfs; and her son, Douglas Michael Kalfs.
The family appreciates the Medical Team (Hospice), Posey Senior Care Homes, and Lockwood of Fenton. Donations in Janice's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, St. Luke's New Life Center, or the American Heart Association.
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