Janet Hahn Anderson, of Amelia Island, Fla. and formerly of Warren, Ohio, died Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. She was 94.
Janet was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 3, 1923 to Alan and Ruth (Clegg) Hahn. In middle school she was selected to train as an actress at the Cleveland Playhouse Children’s Theatre. She performed throughout high school and college. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1945 with a degree in English literature. After college she worked with her uncle Lee Clegg, an early partner in the pioneering aeronautical supply firm Thompson Products (later TRW, Inc.) in Cleveland. In 1946 she married Hugh Christie Anderson. In the first years of her marriage she ran a puppet theatre at the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, then embraced the creative adventure of raising three children. In 1958 Hugh and Janet moved to Warren, where Hugh established his own business. They thrived in the distinct community of Northeast Ohio. Following her retirement as a memorable classroom teacher for many years in the Howland Public Schools outside of Warren, Janet and Hugh moved full time to Amelia Island. Here they found a place of amenable friendships but also gave service to the Fernandina Beach High School and the First Presbyterian Church.
Janet is survived by her three children, Amy Anderson, Mark Anderson, and Molly Anderson; and two grandchildren, Christian and his wife Megan, and Andrew and his wife Emily.
Her radiant life will be celebrated at a memorial service to be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Walker’s Landing on the Amelia Island Plantation, Fla.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Janet Hahn Anderson ’45 Endowed Scholarship Fund at Wellesley College, Office of Resources, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481.