passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at age 74 in Chesterfield, Missouri after a valiant battle with Ideopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Janet graduated from Xavier High School in 1963. She went on to graduate as a Registered Nurse from St. John’s Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1966.
Janet is survived by her children Neal (Michelle) Gleditsch, Kristin (Karl) Paetzel and Thomas (Dorothy) Gleditsch; grandchildren Alexander (Veronica), Madison, Savannah, Christian, Nicholas and Isaac; great-grandchildren; sister Karen; brothers Norman, David, Ronald and Frederick; nieces, nephews, and many dear friends.
She was predeceased by her son Stephen, her parents, former spouse Harry Richard Gleditsch, aunts and uncles, nephew William, loving sisters-in-law Pat and Sydney and her friend Irma.
Services: Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 26 from 4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Kutis Funeral Home, 10151 Gravois Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63123. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, September 27 at 10:00 a.m. at St. James the Greater Catholic Church, 6401 Wade Ave., St. Louis, MO, 63139. A graveside ceremony will follow at Resurrection Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at pulmonaryfibrosis.org.