KROPF, Janice Betsy

1924 - 2012  (87 years)

• Name	KROPF, Janice Betsy
  Birth	18 Dec 1924	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 May 2012	Cobleskill , Schoharie County, New York   [1]
  Burial	Abt. 1 Jun 2012	Cobleskill , Schoharie County, New York   [2]
  Person ID	I00108	1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	KROPF, Frederick August,   b. 03 Apr 1897, Seattle, King, Washington d. 02 Dec 1974, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington (Age 77 years)
  Mother	BJORKLUND, Olga Anna Olive,   b. 09 Jun 1895, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington d. 09 Jul 1986, Seattle, King, Washington (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F0044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	RAY, Biman P.,   b. Calcutta, India d. Abt. 2001, New Dehli, India
  Marriage	1995	New York
  Family ID	F0200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Dec 1924 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington Marriage - 1995 - New York Death - 30 May 2012 - Cobleskill , Schoharie County, New York Burial - Abt. 1 Jun 2012 - Cobleskill , Schoharie County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S111] AVS-Death-Obituary, http://www.dispatchnews.com/2012/09/26/janice-b-kropf/. OBITUARY - The Dispatch, Pierce Co, Washington Janice B. Kropf, Eatonville High School class of 1942, resident of Cobleskill, N.Y., passed away on May 30, 2012. Born on Dec. 18, 1924 to Fred and Olga Kropf, she grew up on their farm on Dean Kreger Road, near Silver Lake. Janice was a beautiful and talented lady who worked for embassies in Italy, the former USSR, and Japan, before spending many years in New Delhi, India as an interior decorator for the U.S. State Department. She traveled the world, experiencing life and many cultures. Janice helped to form the New Delhi Company known as The India International Designers, where she created beautiful furniture for embassies and expatriates in many countries and continued a very successful interior design business for many clients around the world. Janice was predeceased by her husband, Biman P. Ray, her parents, her sister Marlys and her sister?s husband, Dr. Caswell Farr. She is survived by her brother, John Kropf, and his wife Sue of Shoreline. Janice?s family, her special friend, Dr. Hassan Ali Al Nimah, of Qatar, and a host of special friends from around the world were able to be with Janice during her final days. They will miss her greatly. In keeping with Janice?s request, there were no formal services. [S111] AVS-Death-Obituary. Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home Obituary 171 Elm St,Cobleskill, NY, 12043 Cobleskill- Janice B. Kropf, a long time resident of Cobleskill, passed away on May 30, 2012. Born in Tacoma, WA on December 18, 1924 to Frederick August and Olga Olive Bjorklund Kropf, Janice was a beautiful and talented lady who worked for embassies in Italy, Moscow, and Japan before spending many years in New Delhi as an interior decorator for the U.S. State Department. She traveled the world, experiencing life and many cultures while enjoying the simple pleasures of a sunrise, the singing of birds and quite reflection and meditation. Janice helped to form the company known as the India International Designers in New Delhi where she created beautiful furniture and continued a very successful interior design business for many clients around the world. Janice was predeceased by her husband, Biman P. Ray, her parents, her sister, Marlys and her sister's husband, Dr. Caswell Farr. She is survived by her brother, John Kropf, his wife, Sue (Shoreline, WA) and their children Leilani Earnes (San Jose, CA), Linda Campos (Hayward, CA), Roger Kropf (Albaquerque, NM), Dr. Mary Jo Kintner (Shoreline, WA), along with Marlys' children, Craig Farr (Lincoln, CA) and Marya Farr (San Francisco, CA). Janice's family, her special friend, Dr. Hassan Ali Al Nimah (of Qatar), and a host of special friends from around the world were able to be with Janice during her final days. They will miss her greatly. In keeping with Janice's request, their were no formal services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 171 Elm St., Cobleskill and Palmer & Shaylor Funeral Home, 134 River St., Middleburgh.