September 13, 1937 - April 12, 2025
Bradenton, Florida - Janet Kay Wilson Kolke died April 12, 2025, in Bradenton where she had resided since 1978. She was born September 13, 1937, in Detroit, graduated from Grosse Pointe High School and received a two-year secretarial science degree from Western Michigan University. She retired as an executive secretary at Michigan Bell Telephone Company and moved to Florida with her husband, Earl, who died in 1999.
She belonged to the Telephone Pioneers of America and was a Blake Medical Center and H2U volunteer. She leaves three brothers, Mark Wilson, Harvey Wilson (Elaine), Paul Wilson; a sister, Laura Stout (Osvern); a stepdaughter, Patricia O'Shea; several cousins and many dear friends. Services will be private. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel, 604 43rd Street West, Bradenton, FL 34209, is in charge of arrangements. Online Condolences may be made to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com.
