Janet Ann Sten

Janet Ann Sten, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 82 on April 12, 2016.
Janet, a native of Struthers, OH, was born November 1933. In 1955 she graduated from Youngstown College (now Youngstown State University) with a degree in Elementary Education. She went on to teach in Youngstown at Garfield Elementary until the birth of her first child in 1963.
She and her husband, Carl B. Sten, were married August 25, 1962. During their 53 years of marriage they traveled the world, with work leading them to live in Wales, Australia and finally retiring in Knoxville, Tennessee; where they remained until returning to Sebring, OH in 2014.
Janet spent her life committed to faith, friends and family. A dedicated Roman Catholic, she volunteered her time teaching adult education, serving as a Eucharistic Minister, lecture and singing in the church choir.
Playing bridge with her dearest friends remained a favorite pastime throughout her life, earning a designation as a lifetime master, allowing her to teach bridge to newcomers and to direct official tournaments. Devotion to family lead her to return to Ohio where closest family remains.
Janet is pre-deceased by her parents, Edward and Bernice Higgins; and her brother, Edward T. Higgins.
She is survived by her loving husband, Carl B. Sten; daughters, Sharon Martinko of Newton Falls, OH and Carol Ann Merritt of Ambler, PA, their husbands, Steve Merritt and Kenneth Martinko; grandchildren, Mathew Ivers Merritt, Ryan Ivers Merritt, Taylor Merritt, Mitchell Merritt, Seaman Recruit Allen Martinko, Hannah Martinko and Katherine Martinko.
Services will be held at St. Ann Parish in Sebring, OH on Saturday, April 16th at 10:00 a.m.; a private reception will follow. Janet will be interred at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Alcoa, TN on April 25th.
Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.