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Janis L. Creswell
Posted 12/28/07
Janis L. Creswell, 46 WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Janis L. Creswell of Winter Haven passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, in her summer residence in Bethany Beach, Del. She was 46. She was born …
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Janis L. Creswell
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Janis L. Creswell, 46
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Janis L. Creswell of Winter Haven passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, in her summer residence in Bethany Beach, Del. She was 46.
She was born Oct. 27, 1961, in Silver Spring, Md., to her parents, Richard and Shirley Creswell.
Janis grew up in Kemp Mill Estates where she attended Northwood High School.
She was always involved in many activities and was captain of the cheerleaders before graduating in 1979.
In 1984, Janis graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's degree in health/physical education/recreation. She minored in theater.
That same year she won first place in the D.C. Ms. Metro body-building contest.
Janis was later employed by the Ocean City Health and Racquet Club and Ocean City Parasail.
She modeled over the years for the famous palette artist Howard Behrens.
Moving to Orlando, in 1986, Janis became a talent agent for many television shows and movies filmed in Florida, including "America's Most Wanted," "Unsolved Mysteries," "Lethal Weapon III" and "Swamp Thing."
In 1990, she worked as a casting assistant at Universal Studios, where she was involved in the production of numerous syndicated television series and major feature films.
Among these were "Passenger 57," "Psycho IV," "Problem Child 2," and "Super Boy."
In 1994, Janis returned to her parents' home in Maryland for intensive cancer treatments at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
In the ensuing years, even while undergoing periodic cancer treatments, her spirits were always high and she never wavered from her love of life.
She became interested in aviation, and was employed by Suburban Airport in Laurel, Md.
Janis earned her private pilot's license in 1995, and was active in many aviation functions sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association and by various airports in the Maryland area.
In 1999, Janis, with her father Richard, moved to Winter Haven, where she continued to enjoy flying and volunteering her time at the Spring Haven Assisted Living facility.
In the summer months, she lived at Middlesex Beach, Bethany Beach and volunteered at Brandywine Assisted Living in Lewes, Del.
She also devoted time to reading to the blind at the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach.
Ms. Creswell was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley L. Creswell, in 1996.
She is survived by her father, Richard N. Creswell; sister, Kathleen Ann Grundhoefer (Glen); nephews, Shane and Jeffrey Grundhoefer; uncles, Robert and George Creswell; aunt, Betty Creswell; and many other cousins, nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday in the Bethany Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, West Avenue, Ocean View, where friends may call after noon.
Interment will be in Mariner's Bethel Cemetery, Ocean View.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Janis' memory to Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Janis L. Creswell of Winter Haven passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, in her summer residence in Bethany Beach, Del. She was 46.
She was born Oct. 27, 1961, in Silver Spring, Md., to her parents, Richard and Shirley Creswell.
Janis grew up in Kemp Mill Estates where she attended Northwood High School.
She was always involved in many activities and was captain of the cheerleaders before graduating in 1979.
In 1984, Janis graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's degree in health/physical education/recreation. She minored in theater.
That same year she won first place in the D.C. Ms. Metro body-building contest.
Janis was later employed by the Ocean City Health and Racquet Club and Ocean City Parasail.
She modeled over the years for the famous palette artist Howard Behrens.
Moving to Orlando, in 1986, Janis became a talent agent for many television shows and movies filmed in Florida, including "America's Most Wanted," "Unsolved Mysteries," "Lethal Weapon III" and "Swamp Thing."
In 1990, she worked as a casting assistant at Universal Studios, where she was involved in the production of numerous syndicated television series and major feature films.
Among these were "Passenger 57," "Psycho IV," "Problem Child 2," and "Super Boy."
In 1994, Janis returned to her parents' home in Maryland for intensive cancer treatments at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
In the ensuing years, even while undergoing periodic cancer treatments, her spirits were always high and she never wavered from her love of life.
She became interested in aviation, and was employed by Suburban Airport in Laurel, Md.
Janis earned her private pilot's license in 1995, and was active in many aviation functions sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association and by various airports in the Maryland area.
In 1999, Janis, with her father Richard, moved to Winter Haven, where she continued to enjoy flying and volunteering her time at the Spring Haven Assisted Living facility.
In the summer months, she lived at Middlesex Beach, Bethany Beach and volunteered at Brandywine Assisted Living in Lewes, Del.
She also devoted time to reading to the blind at the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach.
Ms. Creswell was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley L. Creswell, in 1996.
She is survived by her father, Richard N. Creswell; sister, Kathleen Ann Grundhoefer (Glen); nephews, Shane and Jeffrey Grundhoefer; uncles, Robert and George Creswell; aunt, Betty Creswell; and many other cousins, nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday in the Bethany Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, West Avenue, Ocean View, where friends may call after noon.
Interment will be in Mariner's Bethel Cemetery, Ocean View.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Janis' memory to Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.
