Jan Wolfe, 75, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 30, 2019, at her residence in Anacortes, Washington. The very best words to describe Jan are happy and kind. No matter what was happening in her life, she was cheerful and almost always wore a smile.

Jan had a deep faith in Jesus and was an active member of Living Rock Four Square Church in Anacortes. Many simply called her “Mom” or “Mamma.”

She was an avid life-long reader, especially of Christian books. Even as a little girl, Jan would get up before everyone else in the house and could be seen reading encyclopedias when she had nothing else to read.

Jan was especially passionate about helping children and the needy. Her favorite charity was Operation Christmas Child, a ministry project of Samaritan’s Purse. She would recruit volunteers, help coordinate building and collecting hundreds of the Christmas shoeboxes each year, and then arrange to ship them to Samaritan’s Purse for distribution around the world.

Jan is survived by her son, Joe Paterniti; her granddaughter, Ashley Deick (husband, Nic Deick, and son Liam), and her two older sisters: Sandra O. Keyes and Helen Gay Clifford (husband, John Clifford), as well as nieces and nephews.

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