Janice Ruth Currier Blais, born October 18, 1945, and passed away September 27, 2024

Jan, as everyone knew her, lived her life to the fullest and spread joy and laughter to everyone she met. She was talented, quick witted and big hearted. Her love of family was deep and rich in good times and in challenging times. She loved big, she played big, and she didn’t beat around the bush. She was an extraordinary example of living in the moment and not worrying about what other people think. One of her loved ones remarked, “This is the passing of a legend.” Jan was a legendary self-made master of many things, including the arts. She studied dance growing up and dazzled onlookers at every party and wedding she attended throughout her life. She was always the life of the party. She was incredibly gifted at drawing, and she pretty much invented the now trendy sewing craft of upcycling, making something new from something old. She learned the art of sewing at a very young age from her cherished grandmother, Helene. Her skills in the culinary arts carried the most longevity throughout her life. Jan’s baked goods were unmatched, and she found such great joy sharing her treats with her friends, family and neighbors. She always said that her dream job would have been to open a bakery.

Also legendary was Jan’s incredible gift to make friends everywhere she went. She found her home in friendships with people she had known since elementary school, new friendships that she made along her way, and friendships with people around the globe through her favorite pastime, Words with Friends, a game she hit #1 on the globe. (She was as smart as she was funny.) Jan extended an invitation to have a chat with anyone whose path she crossed, and they always left the conversation laughing, she made sure of it. She always wanted everyone to be happy.

Jan’s four daughters were her pride and joy, Cary-Lynn, Jennifer, Erica and Heidi. She adored each and every one of them, always sharing stories about how great they were. She had a special and unique relationship with each of them, tailored to suit each daughter. But she taught all of them to follow their own heart, to be exactly who they wanted to be and to stand up for the good and right. She tested and approved each of her daughter’s husbands, Gene, Jeremy, Matt and Danny, growing to love them as her own and trusting them with her daughter’s lives. And threatening theirs if they failed. Like her daughters, she shared a unique and special relationship with each of her son-in-laws. They were all dear to her. Jan absolutely adored her grandchildren, Joshua, Natacia, Duffy and Anthony, along with her bonus grandchildren, Ross, Ruthy, Margret, Danielle, Hailey, Alyssa, Max and Zoe, and was so proud of their accomplishments. Her joy grew immensely with each new birth of her great-grand babies, Rhyker, Wes and Rohen. Jan loved that she came from a big family of fifteen and reveled in watching her own family grow.

There are many more stories that would depict Jan’s vibrant personality, her true love of life and her hard-earned wisdom. But what might say it all is, to know her was to love her.
She will be deeply missed by so many and remembered forever by even more.

Jan leaves behind her four daughters, Cary-Lynn Currier Joy and Jeremy Joy, Jennifer and Gene Webster, Erica-Jean and Matthew Bogumill and Heidi Vasconez and Danny Rodello. Her four grandchildren, Joshua Brown, Natacia Grube, Duffy Webster and Anthony Vasconez. Her three great grandchildren, Rhyker Grube, Wes Brown and Rohen Grube. She will be missed by her brothers Allen Currier, Robert Currier, Brian Currier, Michael Currier and Loren Currier. She will be greeted in Heaven by her parents, Marguarite and Lance Currier, and her siblings, Pamela, Paul and Paula, Nancy Percy, Gerald Currier, Timothy Currier, Thomas Currier, Bruce Currier and Donald Currier.

May we pass love and joy to everyone we meet, in remembrance of the legendary, Janice Blais.

A Farewell Ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 11:00 AM at The Eastside Restaurant – Banquet Room, 47 Landing Street, Newport, VT 05855. A light lunch and celebration of life will follow until 2:00 PM.

Arrangements entrusted to Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care, University Drive Chapel.