Janet Helen Reifsnyder

1933 - 2021  (88 years)

• Name	Janet Helen Reifsnyder  [1]
  Birth	27 Jan 1933	Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1935	Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Residence	1940	Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Death	11 May 2021	Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	North Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I7577	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Ellis A Reifsnyder,   b. 11 Nov 1905, Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Dec 1971, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Arlene Rebecca Fitterling,   b. 28 Aug 1916, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Oct 2002, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jay W Fisher,   b. 23 Mar 1933, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Jan 2016, Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Tina L Fisher,   b. 15 Oct 1959, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Feb 2023, Landisville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 63 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F2072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Photos

  Portrait of Janet Reifsnyder Fisher 1933-2021

  
  

• Notes

  Janet H. (Reifsnyder) Fisher, 88, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at home surrounded by her children. She was married for 63 years to her husband Jay W. Fisher until he passed away in 2016. Janet, a daughter of the late Ellis and Arlene (Fitterling) Reifsnyder, was born in Marion Township. She is survived by a son, Jay L. Fisher, Sinking Spring; two daughters, Vicki L. wife of Ross J. Stowell, Mohnton, and Tina L. Thoman, Landisville; two grandchildren, Kirsten (Stowell) wife of Ben Franco, and Ryan Stowell, husband of Alicia; and two great grandchildren, Maggie and Aidan Stowell. She was a 1950 graduate of Sinking Spring High School. Janet worked at various locations as a seamstress including the Berkshire Knitting Mills and Dolfin Swimwear, retiring in 1990. She also assisted her husband in the operation of Fisher's Christmas Tree Farm in Sinking Spring for many years. She was a member of St. John's Reformed Church in Sinking Spring. Janet enjoyed sewing, collecting antiques, shopping, reading, and vacationing at the beach with her family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who was dedicated to taking care of her family. She will never be forgotten and she will always live in our hearts. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, May 17, at Lamm & Witman Funeral Home, 243 W. Penn Ave., Wernersville. A viewing will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will follow at North Heidelberg Cemetery. Lamm & Witman Funeral Home

  
  

• Sources

  [S191] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Sinking Spring, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03435; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 6-86. [S191] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226831870/janet-h-fisher.