Janet Beall Broadbent passed away 1 January 2018 at the age of 90. She was with her son, Bill, in her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. A few hours before her passing, she talked by phone with her two daughters, Betsy and Carolyn, who had been caring for her earlier in December.
She is survived by her younger brother, Allan M Beall, her children, Betsy, Bill, and Carolyn, 10 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. In the weeks before her passing, although she knew it was her time, she lamented how much she would miss her large family as their lives unfolded.
She was preceded in death by her older sister, Ethel Jane (Beall) Kaseburg, her first husband, William H. Broadbent, and second husband, William B. Hugle. As an avid, relentless, and skilled genealogist, she assembled her own ancestry back many generations and had marvelous experiences in the process.
She will be remembered by her family as a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be remembered by her many friends in Los Altos, California as a skilled genealogist and commercial realtor, and by those in her condominium building in Salt Lake City as a great friend and significant contributor to the HOA. She is now with her close family members that preceded her in death, and the large number of ancestors she researched during her lifetime.
Janet was born in 1927 to Allan M. and Edna P. (James) Beall as the second of three children. She was born in Seattle, Washington and lived there until attending Scripps College in Claremont, California.
While at Scripps College, she met her future husband, William H Broadbent (Bill) who was attending nearby Claremont Men's College. They married in Seattle soon after, and Bill transferred to the University of Washington where he later graduated with a degree in retailing. Janet worked at a bank in downtown Seattle to help pay for his education and their living expenses. After the births of their first two children, Betsy and Bill, the family moved to Spokane, Washington where Carolyn was born.
In the early 1960s Bill Sr. and Janet divorced and both moved to California - Bill to San Francisco and Janet and the children to nearby Palo Alto. The three children grew up there and attended California universities. Janet re-married in 1968 to the widower William B Hugle; they divorced in 1975.
In the early 1970s, through the experiences of her daughter, Betsy, Janet investigated and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This sparked her chuldhood interest in family history and she began a lifelong work to identify and learn about her ancestors. By the end of her life she had researched and carefully documented more than 5000 of her ancestors. During her lifetime, she obtained her own temple ordinances as well as the temple ordinances for most of her ancestors.
In the late 1970s after her children had left home, she began working as a loan officer in a Palo Alto bank, and then obtained a real estate license. For the next 15 years she represented clients in commercial real estate.
Following retirement, she moved to Salt Lake City and served a two year mission in the Family History Library. She lived in a condominium building close to the Family History Library and Temple Square. Following her mission, she continued to volunteer in the Family History Department, and was actively involved with the HOA in her building. These two activities continued until her health declined a few years before her death. Thankfully, she remained mentally alert to the end of her life. Further, she was extremely resourceful in finding ways to continue to live in her condominium among her many friends despite her growing health and mobility challenges.
Janet lived a full and active life involved with her family and friends. We love her and will miss her. We know that she is now with her family members that we heard so much about.
Love forever, Betsy, Bill, and Carolyn
She is survived by her younger brother, Allan M Beall, her children, Betsy, Bill, and Carolyn, 10 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. In the weeks before her passing, although she knew it was her time, she lamented how much she would miss her large family as their lives unfolded.
She was preceded in death by her older sister, Ethel Jane (Beall) Kaseburg, her first husband, William H. Broadbent, and second husband, William B. Hugle. As an avid, relentless, and skilled genealogist, she assembled her own ancestry back many generations and had marvelous experiences in the process.
She will be remembered by her family as a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be remembered by her many friends in Los Altos, California as a skilled genealogist and commercial realtor, and by those in her condominium building in Salt Lake City as a great friend and significant contributor to the HOA. She is now with her close family members that preceded her in death, and the large number of ancestors she researched during her lifetime.
Janet was born in 1927 to Allan M. and Edna P. (James) Beall as the second of three children. She was born in Seattle, Washington and lived there until attending Scripps College in Claremont, California.
While at Scripps College, she met her future husband, William H Broadbent (Bill) who was attending nearby Claremont Men's College. They married in Seattle soon after, and Bill transferred to the University of Washington where he later graduated with a degree in retailing. Janet worked at a bank in downtown Seattle to help pay for his education and their living expenses. After the births of their first two children, Betsy and Bill, the family moved to Spokane, Washington where Carolyn was born.
In the early 1960s Bill Sr. and Janet divorced and both moved to California - Bill to San Francisco and Janet and the children to nearby Palo Alto. The three children grew up there and attended California universities. Janet re-married in 1968 to the widower William B Hugle; they divorced in 1975.
In the early 1970s, through the experiences of her daughter, Betsy, Janet investigated and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This sparked her chuldhood interest in family history and she began a lifelong work to identify and learn about her ancestors. By the end of her life she had researched and carefully documented more than 5000 of her ancestors. During her lifetime, she obtained her own temple ordinances as well as the temple ordinances for most of her ancestors.
In the late 1970s after her children had left home, she began working as a loan officer in a Palo Alto bank, and then obtained a real estate license. For the next 15 years she represented clients in commercial real estate.
Following retirement, she moved to Salt Lake City and served a two year mission in the Family History Library. She lived in a condominium building close to the Family History Library and Temple Square. Following her mission, she continued to volunteer in the Family History Department, and was actively involved with the HOA in her building. These two activities continued until her health declined a few years before her death. Thankfully, she remained mentally alert to the end of her life. Further, she was extremely resourceful in finding ways to continue to live in her condominium among her many friends despite her growing health and mobility challenges.
Janet lived a full and active life involved with her family and friends. We love her and will miss her. We know that she is now with her family members that we heard so much about.
Love forever, Betsy, Bill, and Carolyn
Janet Beall Broadbent passed away 1 January 2018 at the age of 90. She was with her son, Bill, in her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. A few hours before her passing, she talked by phone with her two daughters, Betsy and Carolyn, who had been caring for her earlier in December.
She is survived by her younger brother, Allan M Beall, her children, Betsy, Bill, and Carolyn, 10 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. In the weeks before her passing, although she knew it was her time, she lamented how much she would miss her large family as their lives unfolded.
She was preceded in death by her older sister, Ethel Jane (Beall) Kaseburg, her first husband, William H. Broadbent, and second husband, William B. Hugle. As an avid, relentless, and skilled genealogist, she assembled her own ancestry back many generations and had marvelous experiences in the process.
She will be remembered by her family as a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be remembered by her many friends in Los Altos, California as a skilled genealogist and commercial realtor, and by those in her condominium building in Salt Lake City as a great friend and significant contributor to the HOA. She is now with her close family members that preceded her in death, and the large number of ancestors she researched during her lifetime.
Janet was born in 1927 to Allan M. and Edna P. (James) Beall as the second of three children. She was born in Seattle, Washington and lived there until attending Scripps College in Claremont, California.
While at Scripps College, she met her future husband, William H Broadbent (Bill) who was attending nearby Claremont Men's College. They married in Seattle soon after, and Bill transferred to the University of Washington where he later graduated with a degree in retailing. Janet worked at a bank in downtown Seattle to help pay for his education and their living expenses. After the births of their first two children, Betsy and Bill, the family moved to Spokane, Washington where Carolyn was born.
In the early 1960s Bill Sr. and Janet divorced and both moved to California - Bill to San Francisco and Janet and the children to nearby Palo Alto. The three children grew up there and attended California universities. Janet re-married in 1968 to the widower William B Hugle; they divorced in 1975.
In the early 1970s, through the experiences of her daughter, Betsy, Janet investigated and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This sparked her chuldhood interest in family history and she began a lifelong work to identify and learn about her ancestors. By the end of her life she had researched and carefully documented more than 5000 of her ancestors. During her lifetime, she obtained her own temple ordinances as well as the temple ordinances for most of her ancestors.
In the late 1970s after her children had left home, she began working as a loan officer in a Palo Alto bank, and then obtained a real estate license. For the next 15 years she represented clients in commercial real estate.
Following retirement, she moved to Salt Lake City and served a two year mission in the Family History Library. She lived in a condominium building close to the Family History Library and Temple Square. Following her mission, she continued to volunteer in the Family History Department, and was actively involved with the HOA in her building. These two activities continued until her health declined a few years before her death. Thankfully, she remained mentally alert to the end of her life. Further, she was extremely resourceful in finding ways to continue to live in her condominium among her many friends despite her growing health and mobility challenges.
Janet lived a full and active life involved with her family and friends. We love her and will miss her. We know that she is now with her family members that we heard so much about.
Love forever, Betsy, Bill, and Carolyn
She is survived by her younger brother, Allan M Beall, her children, Betsy, Bill, and Carolyn, 10 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. In the weeks before her passing, although she knew it was her time, she lamented how much she would miss her large family as their lives unfolded.
She was preceded in death by her older sister, Ethel Jane (Beall) Kaseburg, her first husband, William H. Broadbent, and second husband, William B. Hugle. As an avid, relentless, and skilled genealogist, she assembled her own ancestry back many generations and had marvelous experiences in the process.
She will be remembered by her family as a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be remembered by her many friends in Los Altos, California as a skilled genealogist and commercial realtor, and by those in her condominium building in Salt Lake City as a great friend and significant contributor to the HOA. She is now with her close family members that preceded her in death, and the large number of ancestors she researched during her lifetime.
Janet was born in 1927 to Allan M. and Edna P. (James) Beall as the second of three children. She was born in Seattle, Washington and lived there until attending Scripps College in Claremont, California.
While at Scripps College, she met her future husband, William H Broadbent (Bill) who was attending nearby Claremont Men's College. They married in Seattle soon after, and Bill transferred to the University of Washington where he later graduated with a degree in retailing. Janet worked at a bank in downtown Seattle to help pay for his education and their living expenses. After the births of their first two children, Betsy and Bill, the family moved to Spokane, Washington where Carolyn was born.
In the early 1960s Bill Sr. and Janet divorced and both moved to California - Bill to San Francisco and Janet and the children to nearby Palo Alto. The three children grew up there and attended California universities. Janet re-married in 1968 to the widower William B Hugle; they divorced in 1975.
In the early 1970s, through the experiences of her daughter, Betsy, Janet investigated and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This sparked her chuldhood interest in family history and she began a lifelong work to identify and learn about her ancestors. By the end of her life she had researched and carefully documented more than 5000 of her ancestors. During her lifetime, she obtained her own temple ordinances as well as the temple ordinances for most of her ancestors.
In the late 1970s after her children had left home, she began working as a loan officer in a Palo Alto bank, and then obtained a real estate license. For the next 15 years she represented clients in commercial real estate.
Following retirement, she moved to Salt Lake City and served a two year mission in the Family History Library. She lived in a condominium building close to the Family History Library and Temple Square. Following her mission, she continued to volunteer in the Family History Department, and was actively involved with the HOA in her building. These two activities continued until her health declined a few years before her death. Thankfully, she remained mentally alert to the end of her life. Further, she was extremely resourceful in finding ways to continue to live in her condominium among her many friends despite her growing health and mobility challenges.
Janet lived a full and active life involved with her family and friends. We love her and will miss her. We know that she is now with her family members that we heard so much about.
Love forever, Betsy, Bill, and Carolyn
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