Janet Mary Dickson

1924 - 2022  (98 years)

• Name	Janet Mary Dickson
  Born	11 Apr 1924	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Military	RCAF
  Name	Janet Mary Panabaker
  Residence	1954	20 Gildner St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340858
  Died	16 May 2022	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I340858	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Galloway Dickson,   b. 19 Dec 1884,   d. 10 Mar 1939, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Bessie Hounam,   b. 28 Sep 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1966  (Age 80 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1908	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F13660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Harry Panabaker,   b. 31 Jul 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 2023, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1954	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F238539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Janet Mary Panabaker 1924 - 2022 Janet Mary Panabaker (nee Dickson) passed away on Monday, May 16th, 2022 at her residence in Waterloo, Ontario. She was 98 years old. In the last years of her life, Janet would express a desire to "go home"\emdash home to God and her parents and siblings who were waiting for her. Literally, home meant the village of Blair, Ontario, where she was born on April 11th, 1924. Janet later spoke of Blair as a kind of rural paradise of fields, woods, ponds, and caring neighbours\emdash a place where the whole community was forever related "by blood or by Blair." She was the youngest (and last survivor) of David and Bessie Dickson's six children: Ed, Jean, Helen, Bob, Joe, and Janet. Spiritually, Janet's yearning for home reflected the profound nature of her faith\emdash a faith she realized in her early teens and which carried her through her life. Janet was an active member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, and served in many roles including Sunday School teacher, member (and President) of the Women's Missionary Society, Elder, and Stephen Minister. Home, to Janet, was the certainty of God's embrace. People always seemed drawn to Janet's quiet confidence in her faith and her joy in living. Throughout her life, Janet had many adventures. In 1943, after graduating high school and two years of clerical work, Janet enlisted in the RCAF where she served for three years within Ontario, though she was always modest about her service. After WWII, Janet trained as a nursery nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children before returning to clerical work. Children and family would be her life and calling, and nothing pleased Janet more than meeting a new baby. In 1952, while working at the Mutual Life of Canada, Janet met John Harry Panabaker through carpooling from Preston to Waterloo. They married in 1954 and began a life together that revolved around family, the church, friends, community service, and John's growing career. This April marked Janet and John's 68th wedding anniversary. In 1971, with the family continuing to grow, Janet and John bought their beloved Haliburton cottage, which became the heart of the family and a second home in their retirement. When not enjoying the serenity of summers on Horseshoe Lake (and sunsets with licorice), Janet enjoyed attending the symphony and theatre. Both avid readers, Janet and John also loved travelling together\emdash everything from short trips to tropical holidays to European vacations. Janet will be greatly missed by many, especially her husband John, her children, David Panabaker (Debbie), James Panabaker (Sheila), Leslie Bennett (Mike), Doran Hayes, Ian Panabaker (Helen), her five grandchildren (Tim, Rob, Kate, Jamie, and Sophie), and her five great grandchildren (Calum, Brendan, Malakai, Desmond, and Levi). She will also be missed by her three nieces, Lorna, Anne, and Janet, and her nephew, Bob. The family would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Lorene and Jessica and their team of caregivers at Genesis Comfort Care, who were always there to support and comfort Janet in the last years of her life. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, from 2PM to 4PM at Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo. The funeral service will be held Thursday, May 26th, 2022, at 11AM also at Erb & Good Family Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Plan International, or a charity of one's choice. "Obituary Of Janet Mary Panabaker | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home". 2023. Erbgood.Com. https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/16064/Janet-Panabaker/obituary.html. __________________ Mrs. David Dickson announces the marriage of her daughter Janet Mary to John Harry Panabaker Saturday, April the twenty-fourth nineteen hundred and fifty-four Preston, Ontario Marriage Invitation ____________ Panabaker-Dickson Wedding At Knox Presbyterian Church Spring flowers decorated Knox Presbyterian church, Saturday afternoon, when Janet Mary Dickson, daughter of Mrs. David Dickson and the late Mr. Dickson, King street, became the bride of John Harry Panabaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Panabaker, Queen street. Rev. H. G. Cleghorn officiated, and the wedding music was played by Jack Houston, church organist. Given in marriage by her brother. Edward Dickson of Galt, the bride looked charming in her full-skirted white taffeta street length gown, the fitted jacket having a chinese collar, and three-quarter length sleeves. A small close fitting white lilac trimmed hat, completed her costume. She carried a white Bible with pink rosebuds. Miss Helen Dickson, sister of the bride, as maid of honor, chose a blue full skirted street length dress. with small fitted bolero jacket, having three-quarter length sleeves. A small hat of matching material, and navy accessories completed her costume. She carried a nosegay of pink carnations and blue hyacinths. Little Miss Janet Dickson, of Galt, niece of the bride, as flower girl, looked charming in a yellow nylon dress with matching hat, and white accessories. She carried a basket of pink and white sweet peas. The bridegroom was attended by his brother Robert Panabaker, and the ushers were Robert Jacobi of Galt, and William Fouse, Preston. A reception was held at the Iroquois Hotel, Galt. For her daughter's wedding Mrs. Dickson chose a gray, two-piece silk gown. A yellow straw hat, and corsage of yellow roses completed her costume.. The bridgegroom's mother was gowned in a navy crepe dress. navy and white hat, and she worre. a corsage of pink roses. After a motor trip to Montreal and New York State, for which the bride travelled in a brown suit trimmed with beige, brown shortie coat and turquoise hat, brown accessories, and a beige hand carved leather purse, the couple will make their home at 20 Gildner street, Kitchener.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Bessie Hounam Age: 23 Father: Joseph Hounam Mother: Janet Wilson Born: abt 1885 Spouse: David Galloway Dickson Age: 24 Father: Henry Dickson Mother: Jane Galloway married 17 Nov 1908 married: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1924 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Apr 1954 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 May 2022 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth