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Janet I. Stay
1934 - 2025
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She was born to Leon and Irene (Deppa) Tadych on March 19, 1934, in Rice. Janet went to elementary school at Sacred Heart in Sauk Rapids. She attended Sauk Rapids High School and was the yearbook editor. After graduation, Janet worked in the office at Fairway Foods in St. Paul.
Janet married Donald Stay on March 17, 1955, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids. They lived on a farm near Glendorado and raised four boys. While Donny worked at Federal Cartridge, Janet pumped gas at the Glendorado Midland Gas Station that they owned. The boys helped her and fondly remember those days. Janet and Donny enjoyed spending time with family and friends, going to garage sales, traveling, and spending many winters in Las Vegas.
Janet was a kind, loving woman to all who met her. She loved to visit with people everywhere she went. Janet enjoyed cooking, baking, and spending holidays with family. She was involved in planning reunions for the 1952 Sauk Rapids High School Class and loved dancing to polka music in her younger years. Janet was most proud of her family but her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Janet is survived by her children, Kevin (Cindy) Stay of Foley, Leonard Stay of Foley, Glen (Debbie) Stay of Princeton, and Dean (Debbie) Stay of Foley; grandchildren, Jacki (Kris) Mager, Dustin Stay, Rachel (Jesse) Wredberg, Amanda (Chris) Boeckman, and Jason (Corinne) Stay; great-grandchildren, Shaelynn, Ashton, Kolbe, Logan, Darren, Lola, Mylee, Noah, Cole, Amelia, and Lucille; and sisters, Kathy Notch, Shirley Messer and Colleen Tadych.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald; son, Duane; and sisters, Donna Danielson and Dolores Wiechmann.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Princeton. Fr. Kevin Anderson will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will be at St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery in Princeton.
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