Janice Irene Perkins

March 28, 1941 – October 9, 2020

Janice Irene Perkins, 79, peacefully passed away on October 9, 2020, at her apartment in Berlin, New Jersey, with family by her side. A memorial graveside service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Dixfield, Maine; date and time to be determined.

Born on March 28, 1941, in Rumford, Maine, Janice was the daughter to Russell and Beverly (Ellis) Perkins. Janice grew up in Dixfield, graduating Dixfield High School class of 1960. After high school, she worked at the Giant Store in North Gate. She then worked at Kings Department Store in South Portland until 1981.  In June 1982, Janice went to work at Fairchild Semiconductor in South Portland. She retired from there after 22 years. In her golden years, Janice worked at the Hallmark Store in Mill Creek and then the Christmas Tree Shop in South Portland. She lived in an apartment above her aunt and uncle's home on Rochester Street in Westbrook for 25 years. In 1994, she bought a condo in South Portland and lived there for 11 years. She then moved back to Westbrook in 2006, living at Millbrook Estate. In 2009, Janice moved to Bessey Commons in Scarborough. After a short illness, Janice moved to Spring Oak, an assisted living facility in Berlin, New Jersey, August 2018.

Janice never married, but did have one child, a daughter, with whom she was reunited with in 1987. They remained in each other's lives from that point and continued to have a positive relationship through the years until Janice passed away.

She belonged to the Eagles for many years. Janicewas also a long-time member, (almost 20 years), of the American Legion Post 197 in Westbrook. She went to the American Legion Post almost every Saturday night. Some of Janice's favorite activities were: dancing, bowling, singing karaoke, taking long walks, and painting ceramics.

Janice loved to travel! She toured the world via planes, trains, buses and cruise ships. She visited over 20 US states and many countries including:Alaska and Hawaii, Austria, Canada, several Caribbean Islands, France, Germany, Holland, Jamaica, Mexico, Prague, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland and lastly, Ireland, in April 2017.

Janice was loved and will sadly be missed by her survivors which includes her daughter, Ann Zografos (Eric) Russ of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, siblings: Gail (Lee) Zachte Ridgefield, Washington, Judy Muse, Cocoa Beach, Florida, Barry Perkins, Mexico, Maine and Rick (Kathy) Perkins, Livermore, Maine, three grandchildren: Tyler,Jacob, and Miranda Russ, and many nieces and nephews.Janice is predeceased in death by her parents.

The family would like to thank the Executive Director of Spring Oak, Sherry Kohl, for her compassion and the staff for their patience and care. We'd also like to thank "Nurse Maxine" and the hospice staff from Samaritan Hospice for their companionship and guidance on managing Janice's care.

Memorial contributions may be made to support Alzheimer's research through Penn Memory Center. Checks can be made payable to: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and mailed to Penn Medicine Development Attention: Penn Memory Center 3535 Market Street, Suite 750 Philadelphia, PA 19104. On the memo line please write: PMC, Janice I. Perkins.

Or by visiting www.PennMedicine.org/PMC to make an online donation.