Janet Williams

Janet Rae (Henning) Williams, age 74 years, passed away at the Brookdale Rehabilitation Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado on January 20th, 2022. Janet was born on July 18, 1947, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado to her parents Ray and Evelyn Henning. She was a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver, Colorado and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. She met Norman Williams while studying at Colorado State University, and the two were married on April 5th, 1970. She worked for many years as a clinical audiologist, in both Colorado Springs and Denver.

Janet and Norman were blessed with two sons, Mitchell and Erik.  They made their home in the Denver, Colorado area for many years until job changes led them to Aston, Pennsylvania and Naperville, Illinois. As a proud Colorado native, Jan was extremely happy to move back to Colorado once her grandchildren were born. She delighted in being able to watch her grandchildren grow and loved spending time with them, especially making them her famous “big rolly-up pancakes.”

Janet was a life-long Girl Scout, having earned her 60-year pin in 2014. She spent a vast majority of her life volunteering with the Girl Scouts, as a troop leader, organizing Girl Scout Roundups and playing music for various Girl Scout troops. A woman of profound faith, she was also incredibly involved in the Church, having served in multiple capacities at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Denver, Colorado, Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit in Centennial, Colorado, St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Aston, Pennsylvania and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville, Illinois. When she moved back to the Denver area, she again began volunteering with Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit.

Jan loved the outdoors, traveling and most of all her family. She loved spending time with her family, going out to dinner and taking trips to the family cabin in Sargents, Colorado. Her laughter and her positive spirit will be missed by all her knew her.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Norman; her two sons Mitchell (Jennifer) and Erik (Kelly) and four grandchildren Tyler, Byron, Jacob, and Samantha. She is also survived by her sisters, Nancy Henning, and Karen Smith, sisters-in-law Joyce (Bill) Long, Janet (Gary) Ferris and brother-in-law Gordon (Chris) Williams, mother-in-law Eleanor Williams several nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews.

The Memorial Service celebrating Janet’s life will take place on January 29th, 2022, at 2:00 P.M., at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit located at 6400 S. University Blvd. Centennial, CO 80121.  There will be a reception following the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, anyone wishing to honor Jan’s life may make a donation in her name to either Girl Scouts of Colorado 3801 E. Florida Ave., Suite 720, Denver, CO 80210 or Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp, 107 S 9th Street, Suite B, Canon City, CO 81212.