Janet Dobon Wilusz

Janet Dobon Wilusz, 70, passed away January 14, 2012 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 555 E. Delaware, Benton Harbor, with Fr. William J. Jacobs, Jr. officiating. Friends may visit at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the Rosary recited at 7:30. Burial will be at a later date at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Thompson PA. Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph-Lincoln Senior Center or St. Mary’s Cemetery through Starks & Menchinger Funeral Home. Those wishing to share a memory of Janet may do so online at www.starks-menchinger.com. Janet was born in 1941 to Peter & Stella (Kravetsky) Dobon in Newark, NJ. She grew up on a dairy farm in Thompson, PA and later moved to Rahway, NJ, where she graduated from Rahway High School. She married Lou Wilusz and for 49 years there was never a dull moment. After spending many years on the East Coast and in the San Francisco Bay Area, they relocated to St. Joseph in 2001. Janet broke through the glass ceiling at Exxon when she became one of the first female sales representatives in the early 1970’s. She later went on to have a successful career in the glass industry. Janet enjoyed walking, travel, exercise, and a good glass of cabernet. She was a dedicated volunteer and board member at the St. Joseph-Lincoln Senior Center. Janet is survived by her husband, Lou; two daughters, Pam (Shea) Muller of Stevensville; and Cindy (Jeff) Lovell of California; and three grandchildren Abigail, Patrick, and Nolan Muller. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Peter Dobon, Jr. She never met a stranger, only a friend.