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Janet Koy Obituary

Janet A. Koy, 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 4, 2020. Loving wife for 54 years to John C., Jr.; beloved mother of Jonette, Jamie, and John III; daughter of the late Edward and the late Paula Wells. Janet was born in Skokie, IL. She graduated from Niles West High School. Janet worked for Keefer's Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Tech for 34 years. Janet loved being a Sunday school teacher at Messiah Lutheran Church, brunch with her relatives, her family's horses, camping with her husband and the camping club, designing and decorating Keefer's Pharmacy award winning Christmas window, being the Easter Bunny at Randhurst Mall, being Mrs. Santa Claus in Mt. Prospect's Downtown Holiday Parade, and going to Chicago Wolves hockey games. But above all, her greatest love was the 10 years spent being "uniform mom" for the Prospect High School Marching Knights. Service will be private. Donations can be made to the Villalobos Rescue Center in New Orleans Louisiana at www.vrcpitbull.com.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Apr. 26, 2020.

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Jaime Koy

May 10, 2020

Happy Mothers Day Mom

Joel Slotnick

April 30, 2020

Condolences from The Slotnick Family, Janet's nextdoor neighbors/family from Bronx Ave. in Skokie.

Joel family

April 30, 2020

I am saddened Janet has passed. Janet came into my life when I was 6 weeks old when we were neighbors & like family in Skokie, IL. We lost touch after I moved to Florida in '71 and reconnected last year after the passing of my twin brother Stuart & Janet's mother, Paula, which happened within days of one another. I am grateful we got to speak a couple of times after that. I told Janet it was like finding a family member. I know she fought a long battle & is now whole again & at peace. John, Jonette, Jamie, and John III, please accept sincere condolences, thoughts & love from myself & my mother, Joan.

Karen Vaid

April 26, 2020

Jan was so clever and creative with our camping outings with the Wheel-Go camping group. So many good memories. May she rest in peace.

Randhurst Easter Bunny

Jaime Koy

April 26, 2020

Jaime Koy

April 26, 2020

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