Janet May Folkens

September 8, 1943 - July 28, 2019

Janet M. Folkens of DeWitt passed away July 28, 2019. Janet was born September 8, 1943 in Lansing, Michigan to the late John J. and Lucille M. (Lang) Feldpausch. She graduated from Grand Ledge High School Class of 1962 and went on to attend Lansing Community College. Janet retired as a Manager for the Michigan Secretary of State. She was the matriarch of the family and was the “glue” that kept everyone together. Janet enjoyed spending time with her family and was a proud mother and grandmother. She looked forward to spending time outdoors in the sun, shopping, traveling, watching westerns, enjoying the company of her cats, and eating at restaurants with friends and family. She is survived by her loving husband of over forty-one years, Dave; children, Tracee Slack, Melanie (Nathan) Lounds and Jason (Lacie) Folkens; grandchildren, Russell and Coty Slack, Quintin, Grace and Eliana Lounds and Carla Jaye Bloom Folkens. Janet was preceded in death by siblings, George Feldpausch, Evelyn Burleson, Anna Proctor, Pauline Lycos, Pearl Longanbach and Dorothy Esckilsen. A Funeral service will be held Friday, August 2, 2019, 11:00 a.m. at the Holihan-Atkin-Barclay Funeral Home, Grand Ledge with Pastor Matt Olson, officiating. Interment will follow at Wacousta Cemetery, Watertown Twp., Clinton Co., MI. A luncheon will follow the committal service at The Wallace F. Watt Center (gym) at the Watertown Charter Township Hall, 12803 S. Wacousta Road, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837. Visitation will be Thursday at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and Friday 1 hour prior to the service.