m . ,, u w» WWWW‘W'MWWW‘V" ., r u, . Janet Anderson“ .5“ HA F- FR , Janet Marie (Reid) I Anderson died Febru- 'Page A—22 - County‘JournaI — Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 ary 8, 2015, in Port Orchard, after a strong battle with pancreatic cancer. Janet was born on November 2, 1934, in Aberdeen to Harold “Had” Reid and Marie Schafer Reid. She graduated from .. St. Mary’s School and from Aberdeen High School. Her maternal great-grandparents, John and Anna Schafer, settled along the Satsop River in 1871, in what later became Grays Har- bor County. Her maternal grand- father, Peter Schafer, along with his broth- ers, established Schafer Bros. Logging and Lum- ber Company which at its peak was one of the largest forest product . companies in the north- west. Janet’s paternal grandfather, George B. Reid, was a prominent architect in the Grays Harbor area in the early 1900s. He designed the old Aberdeen City Hall and Library, St. Mary’s Church, the Aberdeen Mansion and many other homes and com- mercial buildings. Her father Had Reid owned the Aberdeen Lumber Company and was the Richfield Oil distributor for Grays Harbor. Janet graduated from Washington DC, where she was a guest at Presi- dent Eisenhower’s Inau- gural Ball, and from the University of Houston in Texas. ' "While in Texas she married Robert Jay Porter. After college she returned to Aberdeen with her two children , where she livedfor many years before mar— , rying Richard “Rick” Anderson and moving to Seattle. Rick specialized in trust real estate with several banks in Seattle, as well as managing, commercial properties for many years. They _— were avid fans of the UW Huskies and mem- bers of the Washington Athletic Club, Seattle Tennis Club and Seattle Yacht Club, where they held their wedding re— ception. Janet and Rick later moved to her fam- . ily home on Hood Canal where they lived until Janet died. Rick had predeceased Janet in 2007. When Janet’s children were growing up in Ab- erdeen she was an avid follower of their activities and volunteer on their behalf including serving as librarian for St. Mary’s School. “Mrs. Porter” was a much-loved librarian and is still remembered by St. Mary’s graduates years later. Her position as librarian was particu- larly appropriate as she had a great love of books and of reading. At any time she was usually reading several books on a wide Varietyofsubiects Janet was one of 13 first cousins of the Peter Scha- fer family, all of whom have wonderful memories of summers together on Hood Canal and of shared Christmas at Grandma Schafer’s house onr10th street in Aberdeen. :— Another great pas-y, sion for Janet was the care and training of . animals. Early in her 11' she wasfan accomplish horseback rider, later i life she loved dogs and cats, particularly poo- . dles. She was an active member of the America Kennel Club and. .Wash ' ington State Obedience Training Club, winning many trial competition: and blue ribbons in loot] Washington State and Canada. Her annual “Poodle Party” at her Hood Canal home, host- ing both owners and ove 20 dogs, became a much ‘ loved ritual especially when Rick took the dog for rides in the boat. Janet is survived by her daughter Dana Porter; her son Reid Porter (Debbie);-f_our 1 grandchildren; brother: John Reid (Carolyn) of Sacramento, California and Peter Reid (Bar- bara) of Olympia; sever nieces and nephews; ar. a large extended family ‘ of cousins. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations in Janet’s name be made to the Washington State Park Foundation Schafer State Park fund, the American Cancer So- ciety, or the Humane Society of the United States. A private memo rial service is planned for her interment in the Schafer family section Fern Hill Cemetery in Aberdeen. , OCR Text: m . ,, u w» WWWW‘W'MWWW‘V" ., r u, . Janet Anderson“ .5“ HA F- FR , Janet Marie (Reid) I Anderson died Febru- 'Page A—22 - County‘JournaI — Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 ary 8, 2015, in Port Orchard, after a strong battle with pancreatic cancer. Janet was born on November 2, 1934, in Aberdeen to Harold “Had” Reid and Marie Schafer Reid. She graduated from .. St. Mary’s School and from Aberdeen High School. Her maternal great-grandparents, John and Anna Schafer, settled along the Satsop River in 1871, in what later became Grays Har- bor County. Her maternal grand- father, Peter Schafer, along with his broth- ers, established Schafer Bros. Logging and Lum- ber Company which at its peak was one of the largest forest product . companies in the north- west. Janet’s paternal grandfather, George B. Reid, was a prominent architect in the Grays Harbor area in the early 1900s. He designed the old Aberdeen City Hall and Library, St. Mary’s Church, the Aberdeen Mansion and many other homes and com- mercial buildings. Her father Had Reid owned the Aberdeen Lumber Company and was the Richfield Oil distributor for Grays Harbor. Janet graduated from Washington DC, where she was a guest at Presi- dent Eisenhower’s Inau- gural Ball, and from the University of Houston in Texas. ' "While in Texas she married Robert Jay Porter. After college she returned to Aberdeen with her two children , where she livedfor many years before mar— , rying Richard “Rick” Anderson and moving to Seattle. Rick specialized in trust real estate with several banks in Seattle, as well as managing, commercial properties for many years. They _— were avid fans of the UW Huskies and mem- bers of the Washington Athletic Club, Seattle Tennis Club and Seattle Yacht Club, where they held their wedding re— ception. Janet and Rick later moved to her fam- . ily home on Hood Canal where they lived until Janet died. Rick had predeceased Janet in 2007. When Janet’s children were growing up in Ab- erdeen she was an avid follower of their activities and volunteer on their behalf including serving as librarian for St. Mary’s School. “Mrs. Porter” was a much-loved librarian and is still remembered by St. Mary’s graduates years later. Her position as librarian was particu- larly appropriate as she had a great love of books and of reading. At any time she was usually reading several books on a wide Varietyofsubiects Janet was one of 13 first cousins of the Peter Scha- fer family, all of whom have wonderful memories of summers together on Hood Canal and of shared Christmas at Grandma Schafer’s house onr10th street in Aberdeen. :— Another great pas-y, sion for Janet was the care and training of . animals. Early in her 11' she wasfan accomplish horseback rider, later i life she loved dogs and cats, particularly poo- . dles. She was an active member of the America Kennel Club and. .Wash ' ington State Obedience Training Club, winning many trial competition: and blue ribbons in loot] Washington State and Canada. Her annual “Poodle Party” at her Hood Canal home, host- ing both owners and ove 20 dogs, became a much ‘ loved ritual especially when Rick took the dog for rides in the boat. Janet is survived by her daughter Dana Porter; her son Reid Porter (Debbie);-f_our 1 grandchildren; brother: John Reid (Carolyn) of Sacramento, California and Peter Reid (Bar- bara) of Olympia; sever nieces and nephews; ar. a large extended family ‘ of cousins. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations in Janet’s name be made to the Washington State Park Foundation Schafer State Park fund, the American Cancer So- ciety, or the Humane Society of the United States. 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