Janet Elaine (Fryer) Nedeau, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, sometimes mystic and eternal artist, died of a pulmonary embolism on October 13, 2024, in Whitehall, MI. She was 71.

Janet was born in Port Chester, New York, on May 3, 1953, to Willis Joseph Fryer and Mary Helen Weigel, and was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She graduated from Greenwich High School in 1971, before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area and then London, England, for art school, where she attended the Wimbledon College of Arts. While in London, she worked as a cook for the renowned furniture and fabric designers, Robin and Lucienne Day, and lived next door to Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones.

After art school, she moved back to San Francisco where she met her husband Christopher Nedeau while serving as a juror for a case that he was trying as an Assistant District Attorney. Christopher and Janet were married on May 17, 1983. Janet walked down the aisle to Chariots of Fire in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame where Christopher attended undergraduate and law school. They settled in the Haight-Ashbury of San Francisco where they raised three children.

After beginning her career showing her artwork at local galleries and hotels, and working as an art teacher at Notre Dame High School, Janet went to get her master's degree in teaching with a certification in special education from St. Mary's College of California. She taught for 25 years in the San Francisco Unified School District, teaching life skills for students with disabilities. During the 2009-2010 school year, she was recognized as Teacher of the Year by the San Francisco Mayor's Office.

Janet's starring role was as mother to her three children, Jennifer, Paul, and Peter. She participated in the elementary school at Notre Dame des Victoires, and served on clubs and committees. She also was on the parent council of Boy Scout Troop 14, and volunteered at the Richmond Yacht Club and the White Lake Yacht Club, where the children took sailing and swimming lessons in the summers.

During the pandemic, Janet moved to a cottage in the Sylvan Dunes at Whitehall, Michigan. She cherished her summers on White Lake watching her grandsons and two Bernese Mountain Dogs. She returned to San Francisco in the winters, where she continued to show her art at the San Francisco Women's Artists Gallery and spend time with long-time friends that were family.

She is survived by: her husband, Christopher Alan Nedeau; her children, Jennifer Helm (Austin), Paul Nedeau (Lauren), and Peter Nedeau (Adlon); grandchildren, Patrick and Theodore Helm, and Charlie Nedeau; sister, Patricia Dwyer (Edward).

She was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Fryer.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 25, 2024, at St. James Catholic Church, 5149 Dowling St, Montague, MI 49437, with Father Peter Omogo presiding. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, October 24, 2024, at the Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, White Lake Chapel, 413 South Mears Avenue, Whitehall, MI 49461. The family will hold a Celebration of Life in San Francisco, at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the San Francisco Women's Artist Gallery (https://www.sfwomenartists.org) or the Arts Council of White Lake (https://www.artswhitelake.org).

Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, White Lake Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

www.beaconfh.com