Janet Demarco

JANET DEMARCO Janet Lang DeMarco, 66, a bookkeeper, of Las Vegas, passed away from breast cancer, Thursday, July 28, 2011, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 20, 1944, to Fred Bryner and Adona Thursay Lamb Lang, in Las Vegas, and was a 44-year resident of Nevada. She graduated from Rancho High School in 1962 and attended Brigham Young University, majoring in social services. She worked as the personal secretary to Ted Marshall, Las Vegas District Attorney, before serving a two-year mission in Japan for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After her mission, she met the love of her life, Tom. They were married and sealed for eternity in the St. George Temple Aug. 29, 1969, just three months from the day they met. They moved from Las Vegas for 20 years during which time they lived in Provo, Utah, La Puente, Calif., Cincinnati, and Dallas, before returning to Las Vegas to finish rearing their family. Janet was an accomplished bookkeeper, office manager and small business partner with her husband. Janet's life was defined by service to her family, friends and church. She served as president in all of the auxiliaries in the LDS church. She loved tremendously her six surviving siblings and the sisters and young women in the LDS church. Two of her great passions were researching family history and arranging flowers and decorating for church socials and weddings for family and friends. Her happiest moments were when she was in the service of Heavenly Father and when surrounded by her family and friends. She was an exceptional mother who lovingly taught her children and grandchildren by example, service and words. Her departing words of advice were, "The most important thing is to have patience, love and forgiveness." Her testimony of the divinity of the Savior and the restoration of His church was unmovable. She was preceded in death by her parents. Janet is survived by her loving husband, Angelo Thomas "Tom" DeMarco; their five children and their spouses, Michelle DeMarco-Poulsen (Chad) of Mesquite, Brian Thomas DeMarco (Trisha) of Anchorage, Alaska, David Lang DeMarco (Jena) of Las Vegas, Jennie DeMarco Rehder (Ben) of Gainsville, Fla., and Jason Schwartz DeMarco (Gina) of Las Vegas; and 18 grandchildren, with number eighteen being born on the same day of her passing. Viewing will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. N. Viewing again at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, with funeral services at 11 a.m., both at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3400 W. Charles Blvd. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in memoriam to the Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation, 56 East 1100 South, Orem, UT 84058.

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