Janet Ann Pope

surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband Richard,

daughter Joan Crain and her husband Jim, son Paul Drabek and his wife

Carrie, daughter in law Ingrid, son Jeffrey and his wife Heloisa, nieces

Barbara and Donna Reitz, and grandchildren Allison Crain, Bond Drabek,

Amber, Zoe, and Logan. She was preceded in death by her brother in law

James W Pope and his wife Karen Ann Pope.

Janet was born in Blue Island, IL to Benjamin and Maxine Reitz. She

lived in Riverdale, IL until she married. Benjamin was an ardent

conservationist, raising quails and other birds. He was active in the

Piscateers Fishing Club, which converted an abandoned quarry to a game

fishing lake. He also volunteered for the Riverdale Park District where

a field house was named in his honor.

Janet was a Registered Nurse who served in emergency rooms, a US Army

field hospital, and at a state of the art open heart center at Mercy

Hospital Chicago. As a student nurse she was pressed into emergency

duty when the Oak Lawn IL Tornado of 1967 brought hundreds of critical

cases to Christ Community Hospital.

Janet sang with the choirs at Our Lady Of Grace Catholic Church, Beverly

Hills, FL and St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, West Dundee, IL.

Janet and her husband Rick were regular singers at numerous karaoke

venues in Citrus county.

Services will be private, and celebrations of life will be held in the

coming months in Florida and Illinois. Janet was an excellent dog

trainer and rescued many dogs. She left her wish that any donations be

made to a local animal shelter.