Janet B. Liljegren of Melbourne, passed away on November 25^th, 2024 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.

Janet was born in Washington, D.C. on February 2^nd, 1943 to Wallace and Emily Bidelman of Arlington, VA.  She had been a resident of Melbourne from 1988 to 1994 and again from 2016 to the current date.  From 1994 until 2016, she was a resident of Gainesville, Florida.

Janet graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa in 1961 and then from Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota in 1965 with a B.S.N. degree.  She passed her R.N. requirements, first in Iowa, then Virginia, and later in Florida.

Janet was married to Gary Liljegren in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 21, 1965.  Their children: Kristin L. Maurice, and Alan W. Liljegren were born and raised in Iowa.  Currently, Kristin and her family live in Maine, and Alan and his family live in Texas.

After graduation, Janet spent her career in the nursing field first in Des Moines, then Alexandria, VA, Washington, D.C., and Davenport, Iowa.  She and Gary moved to Florida in 1988 where she worked for Family Practice of Brevard and then as the office nurse for Pediatrician Dr. Hugo DeHovne.  She became the Director of Nursing at C.A.T.C.H. of Brevard in Rockledge, and later moved to Shands Hospital in Gainesville.  Her specialty was Pediatrics.  She claimed that she knew little about big people, but was very comfortable with little people.

Jan was a quilter!  She has had wonderful relationships with many quilting friends over the years.  Many of the lasting forever memories are a result of the quilts she created.

Gifts in memory of Jan, if desired, can be sent to Space Coast Honor Flight or www.spacecoasthonorflight.org.

Arrangements are under the direction of Millennium Cremation Service. Condolences may be shared online at www.millenniumcremationservice.com.