Janet Ruth Kloda

Janet Ruth Kloda, age 94, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at Glenbridge

Health and Rehabilitation, Boone, NC. Born on July 14, 1931, in Glenburn, PA., she

was the daughter of Helena Adele and Maurice Harding Hall. In addition to her parents,

Janet was preceded in death by her husband Adam G. Kloda, daughter Deborah

L.Hitchcock, sisters Katherine VanFleet, Lois Hall, Wilma Jones, Evelyn Hall, Bernice

DeDio, and brother Maurice Hall Jr.

Janet spent most of her adult life in Binghamton and Chenango Bridge, NY, where she

raised three children, worked part-time as office staff at John R. Harshaw Primary

School, and volunteered with various community organizations such as Girl Scouts and

her beloved St. Marks Church. Later in life she found joy as a nanny for several area

families. Affectionately known as the “Weed Woman,” she had a gift for gardening and

floral arranging which she shared with many. She also had a penchant for baking and

an abiding rule that chocolate chip cookies should always be small so that one can eat

more.

She is survived by her sister Esther Rowlands of Stroudsburg, PA., daughters Phyllis

Kloda (son-in-law Simon Pepler) and Michele Kloda, granddaughters Kimberly Harris,

Alena Dastur, and Reyna Dastur, and great grandchildren Katie, Juliana, Zachary, and

Jed Turner, as well as many nieces and nephews.

In celebration of her devotion to nature and her Episcopal faith, donations may be made

in her name to The Waterman Conservation Education Center 403 Hilton Rd.,

Apalachin, NY or to St. Marks Church 728 River Road, Chenango Bridge, NY.

Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com

Austin and Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Kloda family.

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