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November 28, 2011
Janet Birdsall Bance, 93, of Toms River passed away peacefully November 28, 2011 at Sunrise of Wayne, NJ.
She was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Bronxville, NY. She was the daughter of Amos Glentworth Birdsall and Helen Brant Birdsall. She attended the Northampton School (for Girls) in Massachusetts and the Packer Institute in Brooklyn. Janet later attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Art.
Janet worked in New York City for Union Carbide in graphic design and advertising layout. During World War II, she worked for American Airlines in Washington, D.C., where she met her future husband Harrison, and they married in 1944. After the war, they moved to Toms River where he managed the Brant Lumber Company for nearly 20 years and together they raised their family.
Janet was an avid athlete in her youth and enjoyed competitive high diving and water sports. As a volunteer Red Cross Water Safety Instructor she later brought her love of teaching and swimming to many communities in Ocean County during the summer. She worked for 10 years teaching art to the students of Brick Township High School, in Brick, NJ.
Janet was passionate about environmental causes and the community. She conducted successful fundraising campaigns for the March of Dimes and the American Red Cross. As a descendant of some of the earliest settlers in Ocean County, she was proud of her Brant and Birdsall heritage. She will be missed for her keen intellect, and her love of life and nature.
She was predeceased by her husband Harrison in 1994, and two younger sisters, Cornelia Boudiette and Marion Hobart Butler. She is survived by her son, Keith and his wife Charlene of North Wales, PA; and daughters, Shelley of Woodstock, NY, Jane and her husband George Homick of Coventry, CT; her grandchildren, Jeffrey and Jessica Bance, and Spencer and Bryce Homick; a niece and three nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at 11AM at the Anderson Campbell Funeral Home at 703 Main St, Toms River, NJ.
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November 28, 2011
Janet Birdsall Bance, 93, of Toms River passed away peacefully November 28, 2011 at Sunrise of Wayne, NJ.
She was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Bronxville, NY. She was the daughter of Amos Glentworth Birdsall and Helen Brant Birdsall. She attended the Northampton School (for Girls) in Massachusetts and the Packer Institute in Brooklyn. Janet later attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Art.
Janet worked in New York City for Union Carbide in graphic design and advertising layout. During World War II, she worked for American Airlines in Washington, D.C., where she met her future husband Harrison, and they married in 1944. After the war, they moved to Toms River where he managed the Brant Lumber Company for nearly 20 years and together they raised their family.
Janet was an avid athlete in her youth and enjoyed competitive high diving and water sports. As a volunteer Red Cross Water Safety Instructor she later brought her love of teaching and swimming to many communities in Ocean County during the summer. She worked for 10 years teaching art to the students of Brick Township High School, in Brick, NJ.
Janet was passionate about environmental causes and the community. She conducted successful fundraising campaigns for the March of Dimes and the American Red Cross. As a descendant of some of the earliest settlers in Ocean County, she was proud of her Brant and Birdsall heritage. She will be missed for her keen intellect, and her love of life and nature.
She was predeceased by her husband Harrison in 1994, and two younger sisters, Cornelia Boudiette and Marion Hobart Butler. She is survived by her son, Keith and his wife Charlene of North Wales, PA; and daughters, Shelley of Woodstock, NY, Jane and her husband George Homick of Coventry, CT; her grandchildren, Jeffrey and Jessica Bance, and Spencer and Bryce Homick; a niece and three nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at 11AM at the Anderson Campbell Funeral Home at 703 Main St, Toms River, NJ.
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