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Friend of strays & long-time neighbor passes away suddenly
By Barbara Quinn
Janet Linhart, a woman with
short, often tousled, reddish hair,
kind eyes and a heart as big as all
St. Johns passed away suddenly
on January 26, shocking and sad-
dening her family, as well as Safe-
way coworkers and neighbors.
Janet had deep roots in the
St. Johns neighborhood having
grown up here, graduated from
Roosevelt in 1972 and lived here
almost all her life. The Linhart
family has lived in St. Johns since
1955 when Janet’s father, Walt re-
turned home with the family from
a stint at the Fairchild Air Force
Base in Spokane. Walt Linhart,
grew up in the house in back of
the house her mother now owns. A
large garden occupied an oversize
lot adjacent to the family home
where Walt, an avid gardener liked
to work. All three daughters Anita,
Janet and Cheryl, were born on the
base but raised in St. Johns.
Janet had a big heart and cared
for stray cats and dogs, particu-
larly cats. She, fed and cared for
eight strays at her sister’s house
in St. Johns after her sister passed
away a few years ago. There were
an additional four stray cats she
helped look after at her mom’s
house along with regularly walk-
ing their dog Prince, a smiling,
freckle-faced, cattle dog mix. Jan-
et also owned a rescue Chihuahua.
It’s safe to say, it is a Linhart fami-
ly tradition to care for strays.
Janet and family members of-
fered the cats and dogs shelter and
food, had them fi xed, and spent
time gaining their trust and social-
izing them. One formerly feral cat
even lived in the basement of her
Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary
Beverly Ruth “Bev” Mayer and Wiliam
“Glen” Read celebrated 50 years of mar-
riage February 26, 2016. They met while
living across the street from each other in
North Portland and have lived in the area
ever since. Glen worked for USPS for 37
years retiring in 1987. Bev worked for
White Stag for almost nine years. Their
children are Roxanne Read Lanphear and
Brett Read. Grandchildren are Erika Read,
Becci Read, Ralee Lanphear, Victoria Read
and Jackson Read. Bev and Glen have en-
joyed leisure time with family for the last
10 years at Rockaway Beach.
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sister’s house in St. Johns.
Margaret, 92, is having a partic-
ularly hard time with the loss of
Janet having lost another daughter,
Cheryl, in 2012. Janet’s last words
were of concern for her pets. Her
memorial service was held on Feb-
ruary 13 at Hustad Funeral Home
in St. Johns.
The eight stray cats Janet cared
for at her sister’s place have gone
to the Oregon Humane Society
and will be put up for adoption to
fi nd new homes. It would be a nice
gesture if the St. Johns stray cats
could come back to the neighbor-
hood so the family would have the
comfort of knowing they are near-
by. The cats are various ages be-
tween 6 and 14 and they are used
to a quiet household without dogs
or children. If you or anyone you
know might be interested in learn-
ing more, call or go to the Oregon
Human Society at 503-285-7722
or 1067 NE Columbia Blvd.
Donations in Janet’s name can
also be sent to the cat adoption
team in Sherwood, Oregon, or go
to catadoptionteam.org.
If you are caring for a feral cat
and would like to have it fi xed,
you can call the Feral Cat Coali-
tion of Oregon at feralcats.com or
call 503-797-2606.