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Name:	Janet E. Hinen
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	DECEASED 2018,
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Class of	1979	Attended from through
Graduated Here?	Yes
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Birthdate:	November 7, 1960
Date of Death:	June 18, 2018

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Notes:	Janet Elaine Hinen, 57, of Columbia City passed away at 4:45 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2018 at her sister's home. She was born on November 7, 1960 in Columbia City the daughter of Robert Michael and Ruth Joan (Trahin) Hinen. Janet graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1979. She earned her teaching degree from Ball State University in 1983 and received her Master's in Education from IPFW. Janet taught elementary education in the Whitley County Community Schools for over 30 years, retiring in 2016. She was a active member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church of Alexandria, Nix Settlement and the Rosary Sodality. She is survived by her siblings, Carol A. (Donald) Greulich, Columbia City, Susan M. (Michael) Fry, Sammamish, WA, Donald E. (Joann) Hinen, Columbia City and Patricia L. (Kirk) Trabert, Columbia City. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews, Cara (Dane) Starkey, Jenny (Jeff) Shepherd, Amy Greulich, Lauren (Ben) Shinneman, Mallory (Chris) Tompsett, Steven Fry, Bridget, Megan and John Hinen, Josh (Amy) Trabert and Wes Trabert and great nieces and nephews, Caroline Starkey, Abbie and Eli Shepherd and Holly Trabert. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Michael and Ruth Joan Hinen. Visitation will be 2-8:00p.m. Friday, June 22, 2018 at DeMoney-Grimes, A Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Rosary Recitation will take place at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Additional visitation will be from 9-9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, SR 9 South, Columbia City. The Funeral Mass will follow at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Committal services and burial will immediately follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to Masses or Church Preservation Fund of St. Catherine's Catholic Church or to Giving A Helping Hand, through Whitley County Community Foundation. NOTE: Known for inviting entire classrooms of students to her home for end-of-year water fights, hosting Tickled Pink fundraisers where kids could tell a joke for a quarter, and bringing in treats for no reason, Janet’s most important gift was showing those around her the true meaning of kindness. She created the Giving A Helping Hand – a forever fund, to help new teachers make their classrooms special places. The money can be used for decorations, snacks, or supplies for a unique classroom project; the choice is theirs. The grants are made annually to teachers in both traditional and special needs classrooms during their first year of employment at WCCS.

Last Updated:	09-02-2021		Alumni ID:	18204

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