Janet was called to her Lord's house on May 25, 2018. Born August 9, 1956 in Quincy IL, Janet was the second child of Clarence and Bessie Louise (Sparks) Reno. The family moved to Kirksville when she was three years old, where she received her education at Kirksville High School (graduating with the class of 1974). Janet worked at Florsheim Shoe Company for 20 years before moving to work at Hy-Vee for a short period of time. For the last 20 some years, she has been employed at Kirksville R-III school district.
On April 29, 1978, she married Raymond Gerard Schwartz. Their 40 years blessed union brought two sons to this world, Kenneth Gerard (Stacey) of Wentzville and Christopher Amos of Kansas City. She is also survived by her granddaughter Natalee Fay, sister Brenda Reil, sister-in-law Sue Reno and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her mother, father and brother, Richard "Dick" Reno.
Janet loved spending time with family and friends. She loved following her sons with all of their activities, like baseball, football, soccer, bowling and wrestling. She liked playing cards, board games, puzzles, bowling, vacations with the girls and Royals baseball.

Public visitation will be held Friday, June 1, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the chapel of Travis-Noe Funeral Home in Kirksville.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Travis-Noe Funeral Home with Pastor Virgil Jones officiating. Interment will follow the service at Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville.

Expressions of sympathy in memory of Janet Schwartz may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the American Heart Association and may be left at or mailed to Travis-Noe Funeral Home, P.O. Box 306, Kirksville, MO 63501.