Janet Sutliff

1936 - 2025

Janet Sutliff

November 23, 1936 - August 19, 2025

HUDSON FALLS - Janet Sutliff passed away on August 19, 2025, peacefully at the home she loved, with family by her side. Janet was born to Isabelle and Delbert Havens on November 23, 1936, across from her family home on Lower Oak Street in Hudson Falls. She enjoyed summers at her family camp in South Bay, Lake Champlain. As a teenager, she worked as a carhop at Pete and Winnie's restaurant. She met her future husband at a dance at the Lake Sunnyside pavilion, which was followed by many happy years of dancing through life.

She attended Hudson Falls High School. On August 8, 1954, she married Lawrence Sutliff at the Methodist Church in Hudson Falls. As a military wife, Janet traveled the world. She lived in Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Carolina, Florida, California, Germany, and Virginia. After Larry retired from the military, they returned to their hometown, where they bought a lovely home on their family's former farm,

Janet had a love of history, fashion, and design. She completed an interior design degree, and in the 80s opened J.J. Interiors, a high-end antique store in Manchester, Vermont. She worked in fashion at Magram's in Queensbury and at the Corner House in Fairfax, VA, where she honed her classic, sophisticated style.

Janet was very creative and enjoyed ceramics, painting with acrylics and oils, and tole painting.

She loved nature and was often found reading on her back porch overlooking the field or gardening in her front yard. She was a proud member of the Hudson Falls Red Hat Society along with her friends Ruth Hogan, Betty Hogan, her cousin Darlene Hogan, Marlene Santoro, her sister Evelyn, and many others.

Always a great listener, Janet made her home a calm and happy place. She was an amazing mother and grandmother. She loved having her children and grandchildren around her. She was known for her great sense of humor, homemade apple pies, and amazing hugs.

Janet was very spiritual. She was proud of becoming an ordained minister. She even presided over the lovely marriage of her son, Thomas, to Cindy Granger.

Janet was predeceased this year by her husband of seventy years, Larry Sutliff; as well as her parents; grandparents; her beloved mother-in-law, Mabel Sutliff; her father-in-law, Leroy Sutliff; her brother-in-law, Howard Sutliff; and her sister, Evelyn, and her brother, Larry. She is survived by her brother, Wayne Havens (Sherry); her sister-in-laws, Shirley Havens and Peggy Sutliff; her children, Kevin Sutliff (Ami), Thomas Sutliff (Cindy), Karen Hogan (Pat), Robert Sutliff (Charron); her grandchildren, Rhianna Hogan-Cerro (Marc), Michael Hogan (Katelyn), Eric Sutliff (Melissa), Keith Sutliff, Charissa Sutliff, Lauren Sutliff (Nick), Chane Sutljff (Berrin), Sonni Granger (Josh) her 11 great-grandchildren whom she adored, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family is grateful to all the people who kept Janet home and comfortable, including Danielle McCormick, Katie Watkins, and Patti Stoy. A special thanks to High Peaks Hospice for their guidance and support, especially Morgan, Aida, Brandon, among many others.

A private ceremony will be held for the family at a later date. In place of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Carleton Funeral Home, 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.