Janice A. Hanlon, 78, of Dunbar Hill Road, Fayston, passed away at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Born in Moretown on June 25, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Gerald L. and Agnes I. (Hoffman) Dunbar. She married Donald F. Hanlon in Fayston.
Janice graduated from Waitsfield High School and then worked as a nanny for several families, both in Woodstock and the Mad River Valley, for several years. Following, she began a career with IBM in Essex where she became a manager of inspection for their wafer and chip manufacturing division. Janice retired from IBM after 28 years of service.
Her family lovingly remembers Janice for her cooking expertise and the wonderful meals she prepared for the holidays and special occasions, the enjoyment she felt while spending time with family and friends at their camp on Woodbury Lake, going snowmobiling, tending her vegetable and flower garden as well as being an avid crossword puzzle enthusiast.
Janice is survived by her husband, Donald F. Hanlon of North Fayston; her son, Dennis F. Hanlon and his wife April of North Fayston; her granddaughter, Ashley I. Hanlon and her fiancé Al Hoppe of North Fayston; five sisters, Doris Audet of Northfield, Lorraine Barlow of Florida, Sheila Stoodley of Perkinsville, Jane Welcome of Colchester and Valerie Angolano of Shelburne; two brothers, Bernard Dunbar and Bruce Dunbar, both of North Fayston; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Janice was predeceased by a brother, Cedric Dunbar, and a sister, Carol Purdy.
Friends may call at Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury on Monday, April 13, 2015, from 6 to 8 p.m. Graveside services will take place in North Fayston Cemetery later this spring. The family requests that flowers be omitted; rather memorial gifts would be appreciated to Mad River Valley Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 305, Waitsfield, VT 05673.
