KENT, Conn. — Janet Lynn MacRitchie, age 67, died on Nov. 5, 2024, near her home in San Francisco, following a brief battle with cancer.
Janet was born in Sharon on Aug. 4, 1957, the daughter of the late Bruce Wellington MacRitchie Sr. and Gladys (Kopf) MacRitchie.
She grew up in Kent and attended Kent Center School, Housatonic Valley Regional High School and Western Connecticut Community College. In her 20’s Janet and several close friends worked at Yellowstone National Park, later moving to San Francisco to work as a design specialist on commercial furnishings.
She returned to Kent every year to visit with family and friends, and to spend time at the family cabin in Mount Tremper, NY.
She is survived by her brother, Joseph H. MacRitchie (Dottie), her sisters Penny L. MacRitchie and Amy L. MacRitchie Aakjar (Ron); sister-in-law Carol Gordon MacRitchie; nephews Joseph M. MacRitchie, Scott MacRitchie (Sue), Steven D. Williams, Daniel W. Williams Jr., and nieces Cheryl L (MacRitchie) Burke (Ed), Annette L. (Williams) Euell, Susan L. (Williams) Fortier, and Amy M. Williams; great nieces Melanie Burke, Kelsey Burke, Melissa L. Euell, Holly Fortier, Hailey Fortier, Keisha Williams, Ann Marie Williams, Heidi Williams, Alexandria Williams, and great nephews Clinton Williams, Daniel Williams III, Jesse Williams and Laurence Williams.
Janet was predeceased by her brother, Bruce Wellington MacRitchie Jr., sister Charlotte A. (MacRitchie) Williams, and nephew Mark C. Williams.
Janet was an animal advocate, avid reader and enjoyed travel, her precious cats, and spending time with family and friends.
Services will be private.
