Janet Baldwin

SERVICES:FUNERAL - Tuesday December 29, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at the Jewell - Rittman Family Funeral HomeVISITATION: Tuesday December 29, 2015 from 12:00 P.M. until time of servicesBURIAL: Garland Brook CemeteryJanet Claire Snyder Baldwin, a 43 year resident of Naples, FL and part time resident of Spencer, TN, was carried by angels into the eternal life on December 20,2015  while surrounded by her family.   She was born Janet Claire Snyder to parents Charles and Clara Snyder on April 13, 1937 in Columbus IN joining her older sister Nancy and brother Charles Jr.  Eleanor Snyder, her sister would follow four years later.  Janet graduated from Columbus High School and worked for a short time in the banking industry.  She married Frank D. Baldwin on July 25, 1959.    From the moment she married Frank Baldwin, her legacy began.  How could one man be so lucky to find a woman like Janet.  She and Frank adored each other.  She and Frank were humbled by gifts the universe had bestowed on them.  Janet was a creator of life, and of all things that made life better .  She was a mother to ten children and 13 grandchildren, but her best creations happened on a daily basis: baking cookies, preparing 3  meals 7 days a week for 45 years, capturing the beauty of the simple things like an autumn leaf, a flower, or just chatting over a cup of coffee.   Certainly, she could have been a professional artist.  Every ounce of energy, and every fiber of her body was dedicated to providing a home that offered the following:  tenderness, comfort, thoughtfulness, devotion, creativity, positivity, joy, the feeling that each individual was special and so much more.  Janet taught her children the value of helping others that were less fortunate the old fashioned way...by example.   Growing up in her house gave you a masters education in life.  Setting the example of putting others ahead of yourself is her legacy. A product of the depression era, she was able to stretch pennies into dollars, maximizing resources when times were lean while giving the impression that she was in the best of times.  While raising ten children and executing the daily routines of life would overwhelm most, she excelled with her nonstop work ethic and her boundless energy, accomplishing things that would take several people(or more) to do.  Janet sprouted her angel wings as a mother but were in full bloom as a grandmother.  Developing individual relationships made each feel special.  She was so proud of all of them.  She never crumbled under even the most dire of circumstances. When Frank recovered from cancer in the late 70's, she held everything together never once falling apart in front of her children.  She would persevere, and persevere she did to the very end.  She always expressed a feeling that she could have done more and thats the kind of person she was.  If it were humanly possible for one to do more, she would have! Her legacy will live on through all who remain. Janet is survived by her husband of 56 years Frank, her children Brett(Jill) Baldwin, Brad Baldwin, Lisa Baldwin, Eleanor(Michael Diaz), Brandon Baldwin, Amy(Greg Glendening), Siegrid(Kacey Russell), Ben Baldwin, Erika(Steve Harris), Jennifer(Ian Suchomel), her grandchildren Adam, Spencer, Brianna, Samantha, William, Kai, Camron, Riley, Bailey, Abigail, Stephen, Emma, and Charlie, her sisters Nancy(Lew Schaper), Eleanor(Jim Sparks).