Janet Lynn MacRitchie

Janet Lynn MacRitchie

KENT — Janet Lynn MacRitchie, age 67, died on Nov. 5, 2024, near her home in San Francisco, following a brief battle with cancer.

Janet was born in Sharon, on Aug. 4, 1957, the daughter of the late Bruce Wellington MacRitchie, Sr. and Gladys Kopf MacRitchie.

Janet grew up in Kent, and attended Kent Center School, Housatonic Valley Regional High School, and Western Connecticut Community College. In her 20’s Janet and several close friends worked at Yellowstone National Park following which she moved to San Francisco working as a design specialist on commercial furnishings. Janet returned to Kent every year to visit with family and friends, and to spend time at the family cabin in Mount Tremper, New York.

Janet is survived by her brother, Joseph H. MacRitchie and his wife Dottie, sister, Penny L. MacRitchie, sister, Amy L. MacRitchie Aakjar and her husband Ron, sister-in-law Carol Gordon MacRitchie; nephews Joseph M. MacRitchie, Scott MacRitchie and his wife Sue, Steven D. Williams, Daniel W. Williams Jr, and nieces Cheryl L MacRitchie Burke and her husband, Ed, Annette L. Williams Euell, Susan L. Williams Fortier, and Amy M. Williams; great nieces Melanie Burke, Kelsey Burke, Melissa L. Euell, Holly Fortier, Hailey Fortier, Keisha Williams, Ann Marie Williams, Heidi Williams, Alexandria Williams, and great nephews Clinton Williams, Daniel Williams III, Jesse Williams, and Laurence Williams.

Janet was predeceased by her brother, Bruce Wellington MacRitchie Jr, sister Charlotte A. MacRitchie Williams, and nephew Mark C. Williams.

Janet was an animal advocate, avid reader, and enjoyed travel, her precious cats, and spending time with family and friends.
Services will be private.

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