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Portrait of Janet Arlene Fortier
In loving memory

Janet Arlene Fortier

November 19, 1955 – December 14, 2020
Lived 65 years
Quincy Valley Cemetery · Quincy, Washington
"Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you are loved beyond words, and missed beyond measure." Married 39 years.
Life story

Janet Arlene Fortier, 65, of Quincy, passed away December 14, 2020 surrounded by family at her home, after a three-year battle with cancer.

She was born November 19, 1955 in Wenatchee Washington. Her parents were Dolores and Hubert Adams. On November 7, 1981 she married Donald Fortier and they made their home in Quincy.

It was there they put down roots and raised their two children Wade and Kelli. Janet operated an in-home daycare service for 30+ years and touched the lives of numberous families in the Quincy Valley. She loved all the kids and stayed in touch with many. Her greatest joy was her grandchildren and traveling as a family.

She is survived by her husband Don; son Wade (Tanya) Fortier of Edmond Oklahoma; Kelli (Gabe) McKay of Quincy and grandchildren Brendan, Karlee and Rylee; siblings Erin (Glenn) Chowning, Kathy (Louie) Rota, Dale (Beth) Adams and Cindy Adams.

She was proceeded in death by her parents Huberts and Dolores Adams and father-in-law Lee Fortier. A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Please leave a memory for the family or sign the online guestbook at www.scharbachs.com. Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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1955
Born November 19
1958
Janet was 3 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Janet was 7 when the Seattle World's Fair opened with the new Space Needle
1976
Janet was 21 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Janet was 27 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1994
Janet was 39 when Jeff Bezos founded Amazon near Seattle
2001
Janet was 46 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Janet was 59 when the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII
2020
Passed away December 14, age 65
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