December 31, 1945 – December 23, 2021 Live, Love, and LAUGH!!!!! Janice E. Willette passed from this earth on December 23, 2021 peacefully at home with her family's love and support. She was born on December 31st, 1945, in Burlington CT to Bill and Betty Ellsworth where she lived a joyful childhood. She graduated from Lewis S. Mills High School in 1963 and then began studying her lifelong calling in Nursing. She married the love of her life, Don on February 15th, 1969, in Collinsville, Connecticut. It was love at first sight with Don and they had over 50 years together. Together they built a life in Orono Maine which brought them two wonderful sons, Scott and Andy. Jan's most precious gift of all was family, all the fun times with both her and Don's siblings and their spouses, her daughter in laws Kara and Nicole, grandchildren- Alex, Abi, Jack and Ella, nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, close friends, and the family dogs. Jan always felt blessed to have earned her RN diploma at Hartford Hospital School of Nursing and advancing her studies with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from the State University of New York and ending her professional studies with a Master's of Science in Nursing from Syracuse University in 1996. Jan proudly taught and impacted the nursing profession in Maine while teaching at Eastern Maine Community College for 30 years. Upon retirement she was honored by EMCC as Faculty Emeritus for the college of Nursing. Jan loved her church family and all the fellowship, services, and bible study times together. She especially enjoyed the fellowship of music, sharing her gift of voice and handbell choirs of the Orono United Methodist and Stillwater Federated churches. She also enjoyed playing the role of substitute pastor during vacations for Stillwater Federated Church during the summer for the past several years. Her passions of soap making, and crafting were where she gladly passed time. She especially loved working on crafts for the church fair with her beloved hubbie, spending quality time together with their creations. Her most recent hobby was making her own unique greeting cards for family and friends. A service to celebrate Jan's life will be held at the Old Town United Methodist Church at 726 Stillwater Avenue in Old Town, ME on December 30th, 2021 at 11am. There will be a reception immediately following for family and friends. Jan specifically asked that in lieu of flowers that any gifts be directed to the Jan Willette Annual Nursing Scholarship at the EMCC. Donations in Jan's honor can be done online or sent to: Eastern Maine Community College Attn: Erica Hutchinson- Dean of Advancement. 354 Hogan Rd. Bangor, ME 04401. https://www.emcc.edu/emcc-foundation/emcc-foundation-scholarships/