Janice Marlene Derfler

Janice married at a young age and had five children. She worked hard to support her family. One of her favorite jobs included riding horses at a ranch in Klamath Falls. Her love of the outdoors, and animals, carried throughout her life in her love for camping and fishing, and later raising large animals on her farm.

She married William “Bill” Derfler in 1977, and gained a step-daughter. She stayed at home to raise the children during their school years and was active in their lives volunteering at the elementary school, being a PTA member, and attending sports and school events. When the children were old enough, she went back to work as a bookkeeper. After a few years she and Bill bought some property in Wilsonville, and began their adventure of owning a small hobby farm. When they retired, they moved their farm to Lebanon, Oregon.

She was a compassionate person, and looked after her grandmother, mother, and step-father, even being at their bedsides caring for them as they each passed away. She often said she thought she was put on this earth to care for others, and she watched over her husband, Bill, who suffered from Alzheimer’s, until his passing in 2011. During that time she was also tending to the needs of her mother-in-law and her father, in her own home, until they each passed away. They were each suffering from their own forms of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

In the last few years, she enjoyed spending time with family and doing ancestry research. She was even able to meet and become friends with some relatives through her research.

She is survived by her brother, Les Wyeth (Nola); sister, Teresa Vincent (Barry); and six children, Debbi Vincent (Del Spunaugle), Vicki Davis (Mike), Sharrel Vincent (Monte Fletcher), Diane Slaughter (Jerrod), David Vincent (Audrey Callaway), Troy Vincent (Sabrina); 23 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren.

Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 12, 2021, in Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Alzheimer’s Association of Oregon.