Janet Mae (Licence) Johnsen, 79, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in Holland, Michigan. She was born on August 20, 1938 in Rutland, Vermont to Ernest T. Licence and Helen (Perron) Licence. Janet grew up in Hartford and Rockville, Connecticut. She attended Rockville High School. She moved to East Hartland, Connecticut where she met and married the love of her life, Edwin (Eddie) Johnsen. They married in 1957 and raised their family in East Hartland, Connecticut. They enjoyed their life in Holland, Michigan where they most recently lived. Janet is survived by her children: Kathie (Johnsen) Read and her husband Steve, of Avon, Connecticut and their son, Ethan of Rochester, New York; Vicky (Johnsen) Avery and her husband Wendell, and their daughters, Jacquelyn and Jessica of Stafford Springs, Connecticut; Christopher Johnsen and his wife, Claudia, their daughters, Freya, Signy and Brynja of Springfield, Massachusetts. She also leaves behind her special cousins, Ellen Johnson and Cindi Cahill as well as family and countless friends who will miss her energy and enthusiastic spirit. Janet was preceded in death by her loving husband, Eddie, who recently passed in 2017 and her eldest son, Gregory. She attended Zion Lutheran Church in Holland, where she recently completed the member introduction sessions, and was looking forward to her official introduction coming up in November. Janet was outgoing and known for her "gift of gab". She made friends with everyone she met, no matter how briefly you may have known her. Janet was always willing to help, driving friends to appointments, bringing food and just being there when needed. She was talented and creative. Janet could create beautiful paintings just by looking at the subject. She brought her sewing talents to the Zion Quilters and was active in the Lutheran Women Missionary League. As an active member of the "Sew and Sews" from the Holland Women's Literary Club, a team of women who made quilts for the needy, Janet enjoyed the fellowship and camaraderie of helping others. She loved to knit and her handmade afghans are being enjoyed by many in her family as well as friends. Janet's spark and enthusiasm for all things friends and family will be sorely missed. She fully embraced Ed's Norwegian heritage, always baking special Norwegian cookies and cakes at special occasions. Her friends and family had the pleasure of eating delicious krumkake with whipped cream and lingonberries and, if the occasion was really special, she would create a celebratory kransekake. A memorial service to celebrate Janet's life will be held on Saturday, November 4 th at 10am at Zion Lutheran Church in Holland, Michigan. A celebration of Janet's life will also be held at Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church in East Hartland, Connecticut on November 18 th . In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Janet's memory be made to Zion Lutheran Church in Holland, Michigan www.zionholland.com.