Jeanette “Jan” Sturgis (née Bremer), age 89, passed away November 9th, 2026 with family by her side. A woman of great spirit and energy, she gathered many experiences and touched many lives over her 89 years.
Jan was born July 5th, 1937 in New York City, New York to German immigrants Herman Bremer and Emma Bremer (née Huber). After attending Connecticut College, she remained in the New York area until the age of 41 before relocating with her husband and children to St. Louis in 1978. Despite fully embracing her new home, part of her identity remained rooted to New York culture and her rich memories of growing up living above her family’s ice cream parlor in the city.
Jan was a woman of great artistic energy. She enjoyed engaging in work with watercolor and pastels, but as a practicing Interior Designer, she had a real passion for Architecture and Interior Design. This passion led the way to a not very secret ardor for Frank Lloyd Wright, and a relentless obsession with and deep knowledge of furniture, both of which were proudly on display for anybody who visited her home of 35 years on Rosebury Avenue.
Beyond her artistic endeavors, Jan had a relentless drive to know the world, and an inspiring belief in her own ability. She was a pillar for her family, and had many people she called friends. Through her life, she continued to take classes in a broad range of subjects, travelled the world, and even earned her pilot’s license in 1986, at the age of 48.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, Herbert Parker, second husband, Malcolm Sturgis, brother, Herman Bremer, daughter, Elizabeth Davis, and grandson, Charles Coleman.
She is survived by her children Herbert “Jim” Parker, Kathryn (Steve) Roseman, and Jonathan (Ellen) Parker. She also leaves behind grandchildren Amanda (Michael) Swindle, Matthew (Katherine) Roseman, Christopher (Samantha) Roseman, Cubby Palmer, Zachary (Ashley) Roseman, Kristen (John) Dyer, Lily Parker, Grace Parker, and Allison Roseman, as well as a host of great grandchildren. She was embraced and loved by her children, step children and grandchildren, to whom she was affectionately known as “Oma.”
Services will be held Saturday, November 21st at 11:00 AM at The Church of St. Michael and St. George on Wydown Blvd., St. Louis, MO. Repast to follow at Sunset 44 Bistro.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Jan’s memory to The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park (Kirkwood, MO).