Publication Date: Sunday, July 1, 2018

  Janis Greenlaw Seaton, age 67, of Grants Pass, Oregon, died June 24, 2018, at her home.

  Janis was born October 21, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, to Robert Edward Greenlaw and Joanna Jean (nee Storck) Greenlaw. Her father was a forest ranger and the family relocated to a number of different states. Janis graduated high school in Oyster River, New Hampshire, and later attended Kalamazoo College, earning a bachelor's degree in 1971.

  She met and married John J. Seaton on August 26, 1972. She retired from the State of California as a budget analyst in 2004, relocating to Grants Pass, Oregon, one year later from Etiwanda, California.

  In February 2015, she was diagnosed with stage four cancer of the esophagus.

  She was a member of the Grants Pass Genealogical Society. Her hobbies included genealogy, hiking, and gardening.

  Remembrances may be made to the Grants Pass Genealogical Society.

  Survivors include her husband, John Seaton; a sister, Joyce Louise Young; and a brother, Robert Emil Greenlaw.

  She was preceded in death by her parents.

  No public services are planned per her request.

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