Janet Gruetzmacher Friedman passed away peacefully in her home in Deerfield, IL after 98 wonderful years.

Janet Gruetzmacher Friedman passed away peacefully in her home in Deerfield, IL after 98 wonderful years. She was born July 13,1925 in Oshkosh, WI and married Rev. Clyde Friedman (formerly of Dubois, Indiana) on July 3, 1954. She was very involved in church activities and enjoyed quilting, baking and gardening.

Janet was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Ruth Clark and her brother Robert Gruetzmacher. She is survived by her 101-year-old husband, Rev. Clyde  Friedman, her daughter Julia (Karl Arbaugh), her two grandchildren: Elaine Arbaugh and Jonathon Arbaugh (Ali Sjaarda).

Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church (Crossroads) Cemetery Fund in Dubois, Indiana or Lutheran World Relief.

Private services will be held at St. John’s Cemetery at St. John’s Lutheran Church at the Crossroads in Dubois, Indiana.