Friday, January 24, 2025 | St. Lawrence County, NY
MADRID - Janet C. Raven, age 83, formerly of Madrid, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Samaritan Summit Village in Watertown, NY. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her, offering support, encouragement, wisdom, and an abundance of love.
Janet was born January 3, 1941, to William and Venila McNally in Ogdensburg, NY. She graduated from Lisbon High School in 1958 and Watertown School of Commerce in 1959. She was married to her soulmate Warren Raven for nearly 45 years who preceded her in death in May 2005. Janet was employed as a bookkeeper at Kelly Sales in Madrid for 23 years.
She loved spending time with friends and family, reading, and traveling. One of her favorite trips was when she and Warren drove cross country seeing various landmarks and visiting family. She was a longtime member of the United Church of Madrid where she served as treasurer and also a member of the Red Hat Society, which she enjoyed with her friends.
Janet leaves behind her daughters and a son-in-law, Michelle Denney, Lawrenceville, GA, Lori (Michael) Rishe, Evans Mills, a sister Joyce (Garry) Wells, Madrid, 3 granddaughters, Casey Denney, GA, Nicole Marconi, and Sara Rishe both of Watertown as well as 4 great-grandchildren, who she absolutely adored along with several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by a nephew, Richard Wells Jr. in September.
Janet's unwavering love for her family has left an indelible mark on all who knew her. Her legacy of being a kind, devoted, and thoughtful woman will live on in the hearts of her loved ones. Through her we know what courage, strength, and resilience truly look like.
In lieu of flowers, the family invites contributions in Janet's memory to The United Church of Madrid, 6 Cross Street, P.O. Box 174, Madrid, NY 13660 or the Madrid Rescue Squad, 2 Depot St. PO Box 129 Madrid, NY 13660.
There will be no public calling hours. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 6, 2024, at the United Church of Madrid at 11:00 am, with lay servant Kathy Felix officiating. Burial will take place in the spring in White Church Cemetery, Lisbon at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements are under the care of the Phillips Memorial Home in Madrid, where online memoires, pictures and condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.PhillipsMemorial.com
