SK3 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
Janet Mae Carpenter Gannatal, 96, died peacefully on June 27, 2020. Born February 12, 1924, in Portland, OR and taken home from the hospital to Cherry Grove where she lived for her first two years of life. The family moved into Forest Grove, spending summers back at their "hometown" Cherry Grove, living in a makeshift home in the old Depot, camping and swimming at Lee Falls. Janet graduated with honors from Forest Grove High School in 1942, and moved to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon in the fall of 1943. After finishing two years, she joined the US Navy as a WAVE. Over the two years she served our country as a WAVE she was in Milledgeville Georgia, the Bronx and Bremerton, then returned to U of O where she graduated as Phi Beta Kappa in 1947. She attended UCLA for graduate work (1947-1949), graduating with a California Teaching Certificate. Her first teaching Job was in Coalinga as a PE teacher, where she met and fell in love with Paul Gannatal, the junior college baseball and football coach. They married December 16, 1950 at Janet's parents' home in Eugene. In the fall of 1951 Paul was called to Navy active duty in Pensacola where he trained pilots during the Korean war. The oldest two children, Toni and Terri, were born in Pensacola. The family returned to Coalinga to finish out the school year, after which the family was relocated for the last time to Ventura California and added 2 other children, Joe and Julie.
During the early years in Ventura, besides caring for her young family, Janet supported her husband's football career attending football games and tutoring athletes as well as being his golfing partner. In her childrearing years, Janet contributed to her community as PTA member and president, was active with her children in Bluebirds, Campfire Girls and 4H. She encouraged her children to swim and play water polo. Her son was encouraged to develop his engineering skills by allowing automobiles to be repaired in the driveway. She timed at local swim meets and National kayaking regattas. She was an avid tennis player but wasn't successful in giving her children that love and gave it up to support her children's athletic endeavors.
From 1964-1979 Janet taught English, History and PE at Balboa Junior High school. She also coached many of the after-school athletic activities.
Janet was an active member of the Saticoy Country Club. She and her husband played golf and pursued tournament play. Janet was a traveling member of the Saticoy Country Club Golf program and played on "Team" for 25+ years.
During retirement, she and Paul enjoyed traveling and playing golf at courses around the country and making regular visits to their children and grandchildren. In 2015, after her husband had died, she moved to the Townehouse where she lived in an independent apartment until an illness, followed by a hospitalization, required a move. She lived her final years in Vancouver, WA.
She was married to her husband for 64 years, during which they saw their 4 children graduate from college and marry. She is survived by her 4 children, 13 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
With her husband, Janet established an athletic endowment at Ventura College. It was their desire to create a legacy of support for the VC Athletic Department through the Gannatal Endowment. Any donations to the endowment would be meaningful to the family and the future of the VC Athletic Department. To donate online please go to https:\\VenturaCollegeFoundation.org/donate. In the dropdown menu choose "VC Athletics," then under "Specify Designation" type in "Paul and Jan Gannatal Endowment" or mail a check to the Ventura College Foundation at 667 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003. In the memo section of the check, please write Paul and Jan Gannatal Athletic Endowment.
Janet will be laid to rest at 11:00 AM Monday, December 14, 2020 at Miramar National Cemetery. A military service will be provided honoring Janet and Paul Gannatal.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Published in Ventura County Star from Jul. 29 to Aug. 9, 2020.
Her VA listing
CARPENTER GANNATAL, JANET M
Rank & Branch: SK3 US NAVY
War Period: WORLD WAR II
Date of Birth: 02/12/1924
Date of Death: 06/27/2020
Buried At: SECTION 10 SITE 653
Cemetery: MIRAMAR NATIONAL CEMETERY
WORLD WAR II
Janet Mae Carpenter Gannatal, 96, died peacefully on June 27, 2020. Born February 12, 1924, in Portland, OR and taken home from the hospital to Cherry Grove where she lived for her first two years of life. The family moved into Forest Grove, spending summers back at their "hometown" Cherry Grove, living in a makeshift home in the old Depot, camping and swimming at Lee Falls. Janet graduated with honors from Forest Grove High School in 1942, and moved to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon in the fall of 1943. After finishing two years, she joined the US Navy as a WAVE. Over the two years she served our country as a WAVE she was in Milledgeville Georgia, the Bronx and Bremerton, then returned to U of O where she graduated as Phi Beta Kappa in 1947. She attended UCLA for graduate work (1947-1949), graduating with a California Teaching Certificate. Her first teaching Job was in Coalinga as a PE teacher, where she met and fell in love with Paul Gannatal, the junior college baseball and football coach. They married December 16, 1950 at Janet's parents' home in Eugene. In the fall of 1951 Paul was called to Navy active duty in Pensacola where he trained pilots during the Korean war. The oldest two children, Toni and Terri, were born in Pensacola. The family returned to Coalinga to finish out the school year, after which the family was relocated for the last time to Ventura California and added 2 other children, Joe and Julie.
During the early years in Ventura, besides caring for her young family, Janet supported her husband's football career attending football games and tutoring athletes as well as being his golfing partner. In her childrearing years, Janet contributed to her community as PTA member and president, was active with her children in Bluebirds, Campfire Girls and 4H. She encouraged her children to swim and play water polo. Her son was encouraged to develop his engineering skills by allowing automobiles to be repaired in the driveway. She timed at local swim meets and National kayaking regattas. She was an avid tennis player but wasn't successful in giving her children that love and gave it up to support her children's athletic endeavors.
From 1964-1979 Janet taught English, History and PE at Balboa Junior High school. She also coached many of the after-school athletic activities.
Janet was an active member of the Saticoy Country Club. She and her husband played golf and pursued tournament play. Janet was a traveling member of the Saticoy Country Club Golf program and played on "Team" for 25+ years.
During retirement, she and Paul enjoyed traveling and playing golf at courses around the country and making regular visits to their children and grandchildren. In 2015, after her husband had died, she moved to the Townehouse where she lived in an independent apartment until an illness, followed by a hospitalization, required a move. She lived her final years in Vancouver, WA.
She was married to her husband for 64 years, during which they saw their 4 children graduate from college and marry. She is survived by her 4 children, 13 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
With her husband, Janet established an athletic endowment at Ventura College. It was their desire to create a legacy of support for the VC Athletic Department through the Gannatal Endowment. Any donations to the endowment would be meaningful to the family and the future of the VC Athletic Department. To donate online please go to https:\\VenturaCollegeFoundation.org/donate. In the dropdown menu choose "VC Athletics," then under "Specify Designation" type in "Paul and Jan Gannatal Endowment" or mail a check to the Ventura College Foundation at 667 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003. In the memo section of the check, please write Paul and Jan Gannatal Athletic Endowment.
Janet will be laid to rest at 11:00 AM Monday, December 14, 2020 at Miramar National Cemetery. A military service will be provided honoring Janet and Paul Gannatal.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Published in Ventura County Star from Jul. 29 to Aug. 9, 2020.
Her VA listing
CARPENTER GANNATAL, JANET M
Rank & Branch: SK3 US NAVY
War Period: WORLD WAR II
Date of Birth: 02/12/1924
Date of Death: 06/27/2020
Buried At: SECTION 10 SITE 653
Cemetery: MIRAMAR NATIONAL CEMETERY
SK3 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
Janet Mae Carpenter Gannatal, 96, died peacefully on June 27, 2020. Born February 12, 1924, in Portland, OR and taken home from the hospital to Cherry Grove where she lived for her first two years of life. The family moved into Forest Grove, spending summers back at their "hometown" Cherry Grove, living in a makeshift home in the old Depot, camping and swimming at Lee Falls. Janet graduated with honors from Forest Grove High School in 1942, and moved to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon in the fall of 1943. After finishing two years, she joined the US Navy as a WAVE. Over the two years she served our country as a WAVE she was in Milledgeville Georgia, the Bronx and Bremerton, then returned to U of O where she graduated as Phi Beta Kappa in 1947. She attended UCLA for graduate work (1947-1949), graduating with a California Teaching Certificate. Her first teaching Job was in Coalinga as a PE teacher, where she met and fell in love with Paul Gannatal, the junior college baseball and football coach. They married December 16, 1950 at Janet's parents' home in Eugene. In the fall of 1951 Paul was called to Navy active duty in Pensacola where he trained pilots during the Korean war. The oldest two children, Toni and Terri, were born in Pensacola. The family returned to Coalinga to finish out the school year, after which the family was relocated for the last time to Ventura California and added 2 other children, Joe and Julie.
During the early years in Ventura, besides caring for her young family, Janet supported her husband's football career attending football games and tutoring athletes as well as being his golfing partner. In her childrearing years, Janet contributed to her community as PTA member and president, was active with her children in Bluebirds, Campfire Girls and 4H. She encouraged her children to swim and play water polo. Her son was encouraged to develop his engineering skills by allowing automobiles to be repaired in the driveway. She timed at local swim meets and National kayaking regattas. She was an avid tennis player but wasn't successful in giving her children that love and gave it up to support her children's athletic endeavors.
From 1964-1979 Janet taught English, History and PE at Balboa Junior High school. She also coached many of the after-school athletic activities.
Janet was an active member of the Saticoy Country Club. She and her husband played golf and pursued tournament play. Janet was a traveling member of the Saticoy Country Club Golf program and played on "Team" for 25+ years.
During retirement, she and Paul enjoyed traveling and playing golf at courses around the country and making regular visits to their children and grandchildren. In 2015, after her husband had died, she moved to the Townehouse where she lived in an independent apartment until an illness, followed by a hospitalization, required a move. She lived her final years in Vancouver, WA.
She was married to her husband for 64 years, during which they saw their 4 children graduate from college and marry. She is survived by her 4 children, 13 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
With her husband, Janet established an athletic endowment at Ventura College. It was their desire to create a legacy of support for the VC Athletic Department through the Gannatal Endowment. Any donations to the endowment would be meaningful to the family and the future of the VC Athletic Department. To donate online please go to https:\\VenturaCollegeFoundation.org/donate. In the dropdown menu choose "VC Athletics," then under "Specify Designation" type in "Paul and Jan Gannatal Endowment" or mail a check to the Ventura College Foundation at 667 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003. In the memo section of the check, please write Paul and Jan Gannatal Athletic Endowment.
Janet will be laid to rest at 11:00 AM Monday, December 14, 2020 at Miramar National Cemetery. A military service will be provided honoring Janet and Paul Gannatal.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Published in Ventura County Star from Jul. 29 to Aug. 9, 2020.
Her VA listing
CARPENTER GANNATAL, JANET M
Rank & Branch: SK3 US NAVY
War Period: WORLD WAR II
Date of Birth: 02/12/1924
Date of Death: 06/27/2020
Buried At: SECTION 10 SITE 653
Cemetery: MIRAMAR NATIONAL CEMETERY
WORLD WAR II
Janet Mae Carpenter Gannatal, 96, died peacefully on June 27, 2020. Born February 12, 1924, in Portland, OR and taken home from the hospital to Cherry Grove where she lived for her first two years of life. The family moved into Forest Grove, spending summers back at their "hometown" Cherry Grove, living in a makeshift home in the old Depot, camping and swimming at Lee Falls. Janet graduated with honors from Forest Grove High School in 1942, and moved to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon in the fall of 1943. After finishing two years, she joined the US Navy as a WAVE. Over the two years she served our country as a WAVE she was in Milledgeville Georgia, the Bronx and Bremerton, then returned to U of O where she graduated as Phi Beta Kappa in 1947. She attended UCLA for graduate work (1947-1949), graduating with a California Teaching Certificate. Her first teaching Job was in Coalinga as a PE teacher, where she met and fell in love with Paul Gannatal, the junior college baseball and football coach. They married December 16, 1950 at Janet's parents' home in Eugene. In the fall of 1951 Paul was called to Navy active duty in Pensacola where he trained pilots during the Korean war. The oldest two children, Toni and Terri, were born in Pensacola. The family returned to Coalinga to finish out the school year, after which the family was relocated for the last time to Ventura California and added 2 other children, Joe and Julie.
During the early years in Ventura, besides caring for her young family, Janet supported her husband's football career attending football games and tutoring athletes as well as being his golfing partner. In her childrearing years, Janet contributed to her community as PTA member and president, was active with her children in Bluebirds, Campfire Girls and 4H. She encouraged her children to swim and play water polo. Her son was encouraged to develop his engineering skills by allowing automobiles to be repaired in the driveway. She timed at local swim meets and National kayaking regattas. She was an avid tennis player but wasn't successful in giving her children that love and gave it up to support her children's athletic endeavors.
From 1964-1979 Janet taught English, History and PE at Balboa Junior High school. She also coached many of the after-school athletic activities.
Janet was an active member of the Saticoy Country Club. She and her husband played golf and pursued tournament play. Janet was a traveling member of the Saticoy Country Club Golf program and played on "Team" for 25+ years.
During retirement, she and Paul enjoyed traveling and playing golf at courses around the country and making regular visits to their children and grandchildren. In 2015, after her husband had died, she moved to the Townehouse where she lived in an independent apartment until an illness, followed by a hospitalization, required a move. She lived her final years in Vancouver, WA.
She was married to her husband for 64 years, during which they saw their 4 children graduate from college and marry. She is survived by her 4 children, 13 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
With her husband, Janet established an athletic endowment at Ventura College. It was their desire to create a legacy of support for the VC Athletic Department through the Gannatal Endowment. Any donations to the endowment would be meaningful to the family and the future of the VC Athletic Department. To donate online please go to https:\\VenturaCollegeFoundation.org/donate. In the dropdown menu choose "VC Athletics," then under "Specify Designation" type in "Paul and Jan Gannatal Endowment" or mail a check to the Ventura College Foundation at 667 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003. In the memo section of the check, please write Paul and Jan Gannatal Athletic Endowment.
Janet will be laid to rest at 11:00 AM Monday, December 14, 2020 at Miramar National Cemetery. A military service will be provided honoring Janet and Paul Gannatal.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Published in Ventura County Star from Jul. 29 to Aug. 9, 2020.
Her VA listing
CARPENTER GANNATAL, JANET M
Rank & Branch: SK3 US NAVY
War Period: WORLD WAR II
Date of Birth: 02/12/1924
Date of Death: 06/27/2020
Buried At: SECTION 10 SITE 653
Cemetery: MIRAMAR NATIONAL CEMETERY
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