Janice Kay Brooks Obituary (1937

Janice Kay Brooks, 81 of Bloomington passed away at 10:50 AM on Thursday April 12, 2018 at OSF St Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. There will be a funeral service for Janice on Monday April 16, 2018 at 11 AM at Victory Church in Bloomington. Pastor Ed Herald will officiate. Interment will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Bloomington. There will be a visitation at the church from 2-4 PM Sunday April 15, 2018 as well as Monday one hour prior to the service. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home in Bloomington is handling arrangements. Janice was born February 6, 1937 in Bloomington to Edmund and Margaret Woodworth Hurst. Surviving are her four beloved daughters, Debra (Christian) Burchard of Ashland, Oregon, Melissa (Robert) Heuer of Normal, Jill Irwin of Chandler, Arizona and Cynthia (Steve) Kosloskus of Bloomington, seven grandchildren, Dr. Eric (Leslie) Gilbert, Amanda Gilbert, Mailo (Kelly) Arsac, Ursula Barton, Brett Irwin, Brooke Irwin and Dylan Kosloskus as well as four great-grandchildren Carolyn Gilbert, Charlie Gilbert, Nolan Arsac and Miles Arsac and her beloved dog Sam. Janice worked many years for Nestle Co. in Bloomington in the accounting department. After her retirement she began working for American Capital Equities in Bloomington as an office assistant where she has spent the last sixteen years. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington for many years and was very active. More recently she has been a member of Victory Church in Bloomington. Janice was a woman who was full of joy and very generous. She loved her church and her family and was always the life of the party. One of her favorite pastimes was enjoying travel. Memorial contributions may be made to Victory Church.