Janet Essner Layman

Janet Magdalene (Essner) Layman, daughter of the late Joseph Eugene and

Loretta Schaefer Essner was born on January 26, 1 941 and departed this life on Monday, July 18, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO, af the age of 81. She was a member of the St Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee.

Janet graduated from Chaffee High School in 1959 and earned a license in cosmetology and held other jobs, including employment at Florsheim Shoe Factory while she lived in Southeast Missouri.

Born a small-town girl, Janet took a leap of faith and moved to St Louis in 1 978, where she met the love of her life, H.L. Layman. They married in Ferguson, Missouri, on June 19, 1982. She earned a General Education degree that same year from St Louis Community College. She established her most rewarding occupation at Emerson Electric, where she worked for 1 5 years in the Payroll and Pension divisions.

After retirement, Janet and her husband relocated to rural Chaffee in 1 994, where they enjoyed a peaceful life, embracing country living and raising their beloved dogs. Mr. Layman preceded her in death on September 14, 2020 after 38 years of marriage.

Survivors include two brothers: Melvin (Pat) Essner of Scott City and Alfred

(Frances) Essner of Bloomsdale; four nephews: Steve (Donna) Essner of Scott

City, Danny Essner of Scott City, Doug (Ann) Menz of New Hamburg, and Daren

(Carrie) Essner of Chaffee; and five nieces: Cindy (Brad) Riggs of Scott City,

Cheryl (Doug) Johnson of New Hamburg, Karen (David) Harper of New Hamburg, Rhonda (Robert) Overbeck of Cape Girardeau and Carmen (Rick) Stretch of St. Genevieve; 13 great nieces and nephews and 13 great great nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, and husband, she was preceded in death by a twin sister, Jean Menz. Visitation and funeral services will be held on Friday, July 22, 2022 with Father Joseph Kelly officiating. Interment will follow at the St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery in Chaffee.

Family requests all services be private, immediate family only, thoughts and prayers will be greatly appreciated.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association or American Diabetes Association.