Kathleen Janis
Kathleen Janis peacefully made her final transition so that she could go home to her Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, on the evening of July 29, 2024, sadly succumbing to the complications of dementia and other neurological conditions. A lifelong resident of Michigan, she was born and raised in Detroit, and spent approximately equal time living in both Detroit and the village of Fowlerville. She lived for five years in the city of White Lake with her late husband Daniel John, and then later moved back to Fowlerville in her last few years to be around several friends and family, so that she could be in close proximity and within a stone’s throw of some of the people she deeply cherished and loved.
Kathy is survived by her four children Jane, Zakk, Lance (Heidi) and Christina, and her four grandchildren Ethan, Ella, Mya, and Remy. She is also survived by her niece Diana (Bey) and sister-in-law Charo. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Elsie, and her brothers Lawrence and John.
Throughout her lifetime, Kathleen Janis enjoyed many activities and hobbies: gardening, cooking and baking, fishing, shopping, collecting oodles of all kinds of stuff, spending ample amounts of quality time with friends and family, walking, frequenting casinos, playing loud music and attending even louder concerts, swimming in her in-ground pool with the help of kiddie arm floaties, and throwing all kinds of both small and large soirées, because hosting parties was a penchant of hers.
She wasn’t a fan of just watching life happen; Kathy usually found a way to grab ahold of it and run like the wind. She lived her life to the best of her ability, and usually did so with the energy and passion of a ball of fire. The woman could run circles around most people, and many found themselves often struggling to keep up with her. Like many, her life in this existence was short but usually sweet. She loved having children, adored and worshipped her grandchildren, and if she had things her way, she’d had given birth to ten times the offspring she did.
For over two decades, Kathy was officially and fondly known as The Rock n’ Roll Bus Driver of Fowlerville. It’s a title bestowed upon her that she absolutely deserved and revered, since she was wildly successful at educating and immersing countless Fowlerville youth in the music and life of a little-known entertainer, Elvis Presley. Rumor has it that parents used to call the bus garage to voice their displeasure if their kids weren’t on her route anymore if she was assigned to a new one. Getting children safely to and from school and home was her occupation, and word on the street is that she was pretty good at it.
While our hearts mourn the loss of this once vivacious and energetic human, we take comfort in knowing she is free from the suffering and symptoms of the disease that shortened her lifespan. In honor of her final wishes, she requested a private funeral for family, and then to be laid to rest in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fowlerville, next to her beloved husband Danny, and also her Benkovich family that left this world before her.
Any donations made in memory of Kathy can be made to The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s, an organization created for patients and their care team, including their care partners, family, friends, physicians, and therapists.
Arrangements entrusted to Herrmann Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at pjherrmannfuneralhome.com
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