COPENHAGEN-Janet Marie Sheldon, 83, formerly of Cataract Street, passed away Thursday April 16, 2026 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Boonville, where she has resided nearly six years.<\/p>\n
She was born on February 7, 1943 in Lowville to Elwin D. and Rosemary Kirschner Stanton and attended Lowville Academy, graduating in June 1961.\u00a0 Janet was to attend nursing school starting in August when her mother passed on August 9th.\u00a0 Being the oldest of 8 children with 4 of them age 4 and under (twins were 3 months old), Janet put her career on hold to stay home and help her father raise the younger children, which she did with much love and compassion and which the family is forever grateful for.\u00a0 She later went on to attend Jefferson Community College obtaining an accounting degree.\u00a0 Janet worked at DMV in Lowville for several years until her marriage to Ronald J. Sheldon in 1975. They made their home in Copenhagen.\u00a0 Janet and Ron enjoyed many years together working in his construction business and for many local churches.\u00a0 She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Lowville.\u00a0 Janet loved to garden and preserve food.\u00a0 She was very good at knitting and crocheting, making many very unique items.\u00a0 Her and Ron were big fans of Fritz’s Polka Band and attended many of their shows around the country.\u00a0 She was also a guest lay minister at the Methodist church.<\/p>\n
She is survived by 5 brothers, James (Valerie) Stanton of Florida, John (Trudy) Stanton of South Carolina, Thomas (Gloria) Stanton of Florida, Peter (Marilyn) Stanton of Florida, Paul (Dahlia) Stanton of Kentucky; two sisters, Dora Hankey of California and Shirley (Douglas) Pleskach of Lowville.\u00a0 She is predeceased by her husband, Ronald, her mother, Rosemary and father, Elwin.<\/p>\n
The family would like to thank the many employees who cared for Janet during her stay at Sunset Nursing Home, their kindness and compassion are greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n
A funeral Service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday April 19, 2026 at Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc. with Pastor Joyce Woodcock officiating.\u00a0 Private burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Copenhagen.\u00a0 A calling hour will be from Noon \u2013 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, prior to the funeral service, at the funeral home.\u00a0 In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011.<\/p>\n
Condolences may be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n
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