Cover photo for Janet Lenore Smart's Obituary
Janet Lenore Smart Profile Photo
1941 Janet 2021

Janet Lenore Smart

July 23, 1941 — November 16, 2021

Austintown Twp. – Janet Lenore Smart, 80, of Austintown passed away early Tuesday morning, November 16, 2021, at Hospice House. Janet was born July 23, 1941, in Youngstown, the daughter of James Henry and Lenore (Neely) Smart. She received her Bachelor’s in Education from YSU Master’s degree from KSU. Janet taught 3rd and 4th grades at Woodside school in Austintown and 4th, 7th and 8th at Mines Jr. High and Middle School in the Howland School systems for 27 years, retiring in 1994. She was an active member of St James Episcopal Church. Janet worked on the local and diocesan levels of the Episcopal Church Women. She was a member of Beta Chi chapter since 1974, serving on various committees and offices, including chapter president from 1990 to 1992 and co-president in 2010 to 2012. Janet was very active in the teachers’ associations, representing Howland at district, state, and national meetings. She has served as president of the Howland Classrooms Teachers Assn. for two terms and was NEOEA president in 1991 and 1992. She was also an active member of the Austintown Historical Society. Janet leaves a sister Holly Carter of Mansfield, one nephew, Will (Terry) Carter of Mansfield, and one great niece, Kayla and one nephew, Chase. Besides her parents, Janet was preceded in death by a brother, Richard James Smart. Friends may call from 9:30 until 11 AM on Monday, November 22, 2021, at St. James Episcopal Church in Boardman where services will be held at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. James Episcopal Church or Hospice of the Valley in Janet’s memory. Family and friends may view this obituary and send condolences at www.lanefuneralhomes.com

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Janet Lenore Smart, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Monday, November 22, 2021

9:30 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Monday, November 22, 2021

Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Burial

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Photo Gallery

Visits: 0

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree