Janet Doris Kant

July 6, 1941 - August 28, 2017

Janet Doris Kant, age 76, of Amboy, went to be with our Lord Monday, August 28, 2017 at Serenity Hospice Home in Oregon. She was born July 6, 1941 in Paw Paw the daughter of Samual and Dorothy (Volkert) Northcutt. She attended Mendota High School then got married and started a family. As a young mother of 5 children and a homemaker, she also went to work at Hart Carter and later Wayside Press. After getting a certificate in food sanitation, she studied and received her degree in Dietary Management from Sauk Valley College. It was at the Amboy Rehabilitation and Nursing Center that she dedicated 23 years of her life working as their Dietary Manager. She later worked 4 years managing the kitchen at the Lee County Nursing Home in Dixon prior to her retirement. Janet very much enjoyed working with the elderly residents and spending time with them reminiscing. On March 27, 1999, Janet was married to Walter Kant with whom she helped in caring for his children and raising hogs on his farm. She was a long time member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Brooklyn. The time Janet spent gardening, cooking and catering, cleaning her home, taking care of her horses, and mowing her lawn gave her a great deal of satisfaction. Janet was preceded in death by her parents; and her beautiful daughter Cindy in 1986, at the heartbreaking age of 21. She is survived by her husband Walter of Amboy; 3 sons Brian (Susan) Mellott of Mesa, AZ, Mark (Janet) Mellott of Buchanan, TN, Gary Mellott of Amboy; 1 daughter Sherrie (Carl) Henrichs of Amboy; 2 step sons Donald (Terri) Kant and Joshua (Kelsey) Kant both of Amboy; 2 step daughters Tabatha (Kyle) Near of Lee Center and Barbara Kant of Dixon; 8 grandchildren and 10 step grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and 1 brother Jerry (Connie) Northcutt of Mendota; her previous daughter-in-law Sandy Mellott of Franklin Grove; her children's father Dale Mellott of LaSalle. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at 11:00 AM in the Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy with the Rev. Frank Brozenec officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 1, from 5:00 until 8:00 PM in the funeral home. Memorials have been established to Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon and East Grove Union Church.