Deb said something was off and something has changed after Thanksgiving. If anyone would see it, she and John would. Hospice came in and accessed that she was in a decline mode. How could this be happening?
We are heartbroken......
Janet E. Emerson
May 30, 1936 – December 15, 2022 
Janet Emerson, 86 was born to
Raymond and Dorothy (Crocket) Stacy in Klickitat, Washington, on May 30th,
1936. The family moved to Portland and
later settled in Bend.
Janet graduated from Bend Senior
High School in 1954 where she was an active student with many friends. She was a member of the High School Pep Club
all four years. She was well liked and
crowned Prom Queen her senior year. She
was also a Princess in the Bend Water Pageant where she and the court floated
down Mirror Pond on a swan float.
Janet married her high school
sweetheart, Ralph Emerson on November 23, 1955.
They moved to Philomath, Oregon where they made their first home and had
three children, Tamela, Deborah, and Rodney.
This year would have been their 67th wedding anniversary.
We were fortunate to have had a
mom who was at home for most of our upbringing.
In fact, our family was sometimes compared to the "Leave it to
Beaver" show. Janet took pride in
her home, both inside and out, and loved working in her yard. She was an avid seamstress who made numerous
outfits for her family and beautiful western shirts for her husband.
After her children were a little
older, she worked for Volume Shoe Source in Corvallis. She later volunteered as a Candy Striper at
Good Samaritan Hospital and served as Auxiliary President of the Benton County Sheriff's
Posse where she spearheaded many new, fun ideas. Janet also served as the Auxiliary reporter
who wrote for "Beaver Banter from Benton County". She was creative.
After the family moved back to
Bend in 1975, she substituted within the Bend School District and was hired
full time a year later as a Teacher's Aide at Young, Kenwood, and Kingston
Elementary Schools. Her years working at
the school district were all chronicled in photo albums we still have to this
day. Then, after nearly 20 years, both
she and Ralph retired and enjoyed a quiet life at their beautiful ranch in
Bend.
As a Grandmother, Janet was the driving force
behind our annual trips to Seaside which we enjoyed as a family for many
years. The grandchildren guessed at how
much was in the "money jar", received prizes for "first and last
to turn in their answers", and participated in annual spelling bees and
trivia contests. We all looked forward
to her homemade ice
cream and M&Ms. In addition, she created our treasured family
photos calendar which she distributed each Christmas along with new mittens.
Janet is survived by her three
children, Tammy Wibel (Dennis), Debbie Salladay (John), and Rod Emerson (Debe),
six grandchildren, Devin and Meagan Wibel, Brittany Brunke (Will), Mackenzie
Wood (Diane), Nicole Stodghill (Dom), and Tyler Emerson. In addition, she leaves six great
grandchildren, Preston and Rylynn, Greyson and Kyah, and Daxtyn and Asher. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Ralph earlier this year, both parents, and her sister, Shirley.
Janet was a loving wife, mom,
Grammy, sister, aunt, mother-in-law, and friend. She loved her family very much and we all
loved her. As a family, we would like
to thank her caregiver, Lisa who was a wonderful friend to Janet this past year
and to all of us.
No public service will be
held. A public viewing is scheduled for
Saturday, December 31st from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Deschutes Memorial Chapel & Gardens are in
charge of arrangements. https://www.bendfuneralhomes.com/
