Jeanette "Jan" Alice Anderson Barrus

Jeanette "Jan" Alice Anderson Barrus, our caring and always giving mother, grandmother, and friend, 89, passed away on November 7, 2025, in Layton, Utah, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on December 9, 1935, in Leon,Wisconsin, to Mandel R.and Hazel Young Anderson.

After graduating from Sparta High School, Jan and a close friend moved to Minneapolis, where she began working in banking before later moving to Chicago to work for American Airlines. When O'Hare Airport opened, she transferred there, and soon after moved to Los Angeles to continue her career at Los Angeles Airport. California became home for many years.

On September 14, 1957, Jan married Emerson Barrus. Together they had three children: LaNece, Eric, and Neil. She took great pride in being a devoted mother, pausing her career to care for her young family. Though their marriage later ended, Jan remained dedicated to creating a loving, faith-centered home for her children.

Jan was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and joined the Church in 1961. Her faith became a lifelong source of strength. She served faithfully in many callings, including as a Stake Missionary in Torrance, California.

Jan lived in the Los Angeles area for about thirty years before relocating to Utah to be closer to her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Hazel and Mandell Anderson; siblings, Shirley Langan, Phyllis Sluis, Kenneth Anderson, and Diane Hedges; her daughter, LaNece DeMille; and her sons, Eric Barrus and Neil Barrus.

She is survived by her devoted and loving daughter-in-law, Katie Barrus; grandchildren, Nicole Smedley, Jeff (Jessie) DeMille, Brianna (Austin) Price, Larissa (Jared) Rose, and Travis Barrus; and great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Brock, Logan, Sienna, Qwin, Lyla, Emma, Daxtin, Ryker, and Grayson.

In her later years, Jan resided at Country Pines Assisted Living Center in Layton, where she was surrounded by dear friends and a loving church community. She was known for her kindness, gratitude, and enduring spirit.

Jan will be remembered as a woman of faith, grace, and quiet strength whose life reflected love, perseverance, and deep compassion for others. She had a gift for storytelling and took joy in bringing laughter to those around her.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., at Lindquist's Syracuse Mortuary, 869 South 2000 West, Syracuse, Utah. Friends may visit with family on Friday, November 21, from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at the Mortuary.