Janet was born March 3, 1933, to Ronald and Bertha (Mills) Hart, and was the oldest of nine children. On June 18, 1950, she married her sweetheart, Leonard Young, in Mount Pleasant. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1951. The couple raised their four daughters together, filling the home with laughter and good memories.
Janet worked at the Iris Restaurant and the Butch’s River Rock Café. She was a great waitress and always greeted you with a smile. She always
had an eye for detail, especially when painting pictures, working at her wallpapering and painting business, or decorating her home for every season and holiday. She loved to bake for her family, doing crafts of all kinds, and sewed many clothes over the years. She enjoyed the birds, especially hummingbirds, and always had animals at home. She had a few peacocks, and loved her calico cat, Callie, who was her companion to the end. Most of all, she was our beautiful mother, who was always there when we needed her.
Janet attended Oakland Mills Community Church for over 60 years and was a faithful servant. She was a member of the Ladies Aid, sang in the church choir, helped with Awanas, and was treasurer for the church for many years. She loved her many hostas and flowers, and she would provide the church with their beautiful bouquets, freshly picked from her garden.
Janet is survived by her daughters, Ramona (Dale) Tracy of Overland Park, Kansas, Melody Dingus, Tammy (Mark) Larson, and Valerie (Dave) Messer all of Mount Pleasant. Also surviving are her four sisters Joan Millard, Berta Pearson, Ginger Robertson, and Cherry Hermanstorfer; 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Leonard, and four brothers Larry, Gary, Theodore, and Ronnie.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 3, 2025, at Olson-Yoder Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be in the Oakland Mills Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Olson-Yoder Funeral Home and Crematory where the family will greet friends from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for Oakland Mills Ladies Aid. Condolences may be made at www.olsonyoderfh.com