She was born in Cleveland, OH, on September 6, 1941. As a
teenager, she met her true love in the halls of James Ford Rhodes High School.
She graduated in 1960 and worked at National City Bank for several years before
leaving her career to get married and start a family.
Janet married Frederick Louis Preisel on August 18, 1962.
Becoming a devoted wife and mother brought her tremendous joy. She was an
amazing hostess and she loved to entertain family and friends. Extremely
talented when it came to all things crafty, she enjoyed crocheting afghans,
knitting baby sweaters, sewing, painting, gardening, flower arranging,
decorating wedding cakes, and dabbling in interior design.
She relocated to Fredonia, PA in 1972, where she became one
of the founding members of a local sewing club that met at a different house
each week in order to share coffee, conversation, and creativity. She
eventually began hosting a weekly painting group as well.
Janet rejoined the workforce on a part time basis after her
children started school. She was the bookkeeper and secretary for Preisel
Service Inc. in Greenville. She worked at Wendell August Forge, a fine gifts
and collectible shop in Grove City. She practiced for having grandchildren
while working at Hadley Play N Care. She was later employed as an
administrative assistant at Huffman Tax Service in Hadley. For many years, she
also taught religious education to preschoolers at Saint Columbkille Roman
Catholic Church in Stoneboro.
In 2003, she and her husband retired to North Carolina where
she became an active member of the Ladies Altar Society at Saint James Roman
Catholic Church in Henderson.
Janet is survived by her husband Frederick at home; three
children, Scott Preisel and his partner Douglas Wildoner of Hunlock Creek, PA;
Colleen (John) Tyburski of Henderson, NC; and Karin (Scott) Wetterau of
Lindenhurst, NY; and two grandsons, Lucas Joseph Tyburski and Ty James
Wetterau.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Evelyn Frances
Clark Hull; three brothers, Kenneth Hull, James Hull, and Charles Hull; and two
infant daughters.
In the spring, a memorial service will be planned at Saint
James Catholic Church in Henderson. Memorial contributions in her name may be
made to the March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program.
Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.
Date of Death: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
