- Date Of Birth: July 2, 1921
- Date Of Death: June 19, 2018
- State: Michigan
Janet McRoberts (age 96) passed away peacefully on June 19th, 2018 in Salem, OR. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Burton McRoberts (1921-1957) and will be laid to rest next to him in Mount Ever Rest Memorial Park in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Also preceding her in death were her parents, Paulus and Mary Ligtvoet, sisters Mary Frances and Dorothy (Robert) Weeber, brothers Marvin and William (Phyllis) Lightvoet. She is survived by her children, David, Sheryl (Tom), Susan, and Stephen (Eileen) McRoberts. In addition she has 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Janet was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan in the Westnedge Hill neighborhood and spent memorable summers at their family cottage on Gull Lake.
She attended Parkwood School, Kalamazoo Central High School, Moody Bible Institute, Wheaton College, and later Western Michigan University. She taught elementary school for a number of years in the Lawton Public Schools, retiring in 1983. She was a long time member of Calvary Bible Church where she enjoyed her Sunday School class.
