AMBOY - Janet Doris Kant, 76, of Amboy, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 28, 2017 at Serenity Hospice Home in Oregon.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy with Rev. Frank Brozenec officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Repose Cemetery, Amboy. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 at the funeral home.

Janet was born July 6, 1941 in Paw Paw to Samual and Dorothy (Volkert) Northcutt. She married Walter Kant on March 27, 1999.

Survivors include her husband of Amboy; three sons, Brian (Susan) Mellott of Mesa, Ariz., Mark (Janet) Mellott of Buchanan, Tenn. and Gary Mellott of Amboy; one daughter, Sherrie (Carl) Henrichs of Amboy; two step-sons, Donald (Terri) Kant and Joshua (Kelsey) Kant, both of Amboy; two step-daughters, Tabatha (Kyle) Near of Lee Center and Barbara Kant of Dixon; eight grandchildren and 10 step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Jerry (Connie) Northcutt of Mendota; her previous daughter-in-law, Sandy Mellott of Franklin Grove; and her children’s father, Dale Mellott of LaSalle.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her beautiful daughter, Cindy in 1986 at the heartbreaking age of 21.

Janet attended Mendota High School then got married and started a family. As a young mother of five children and a homemaker, she also worked at Hart Carter and later Wayside Press. After getting a certificate in food sanitation, she studied and received her degree in dietary management from Sauk Valley College. She was employed by the Amboy Rehabilitation and Nursing Center where she dedicated 23 years of her life working as their dietary manager. She later spent four years managing the kitchen at the Lee County Nursing Home in Dixon prior to retirement. Janet very much enjoyed working with the elderly residents and spending time with them reminiscing.

After marrying Walter Kant in 1999, she helped him care for his children and raise hogs on his farm. She was a long time member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Brooklyn. The time she spent gardening, cooking and catering, cleaning her home, taking care of her horses, and mowing her lawn gave her a great deal of satisfaction.

Memorials have been established to Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon and East Grove Union Church. Condolences may be sent online at www.thejonesfh.com.