Janet Dutt Obituary

Janet Kathryn Funk Dutt

Janet Kathryn Funk Dutt, 94, of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Elmwood at The Shawhan.

She was born July 5, 1931, to Wayne Dewald Funk and Kathryn Genola Smith Funk in Dayton. She married George Frederick Dutt II on June 9, 1956, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Tiffin.

She is survived by her son, Laurence Lynn (Vered) Dutt, and grandson Jonathan of Dublin; and her daughter, Laura Lisabeth (Douglas) Dutt Marsh of Sparks, Nevada.

A graduate of Tiffin Columbian High School in 1949, she was Class Representative to the Alumni Association as well as a Life Member. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1953. During her years at Ohio Wesleyan, she was elected to the Mu Phi Epsilon music honorary and Kappa Delta Pi education honorary. She was also the education chairman of Gamma Phi Beta, a national Social Sorority.

She taught public school music in Columbus Grove from 1953-1955 and second grade at Noble Elementary School in Tiffin from 1955-1956.

Mrs. Dutt was an active member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church for over 60 years. She served as secretary and president of the Commission on Education, as a church trustee, and was a member of Partners in Faith Adult Church School Class.

She was an elected member of Seneca County Republican Central Committee and a member of Century Club. She also served as vice president and membership chairman of Seneca County Republican Women's Club and president of Tiffin Republican Women's Club for two terms.

A former First Class Girl Scout, she was leader of Tiffin's Junior, Cadette, and Senior troops. She also belonged to League of Women Voters, AAUW, Seneca County Parkinson's Support Group, Y-Wives, and Tiffin Panhellenic Council.

She and her husband owned a real estate rental business and were members of Tiffin Area Real Estate Investors' Association. The National Real Estate Investors' Association recognized Janet as an Ohio Professional Housing Provider in 2008. She also volunteered as a master gardener for the OSU Extension Agency.

She played flute and piccolo in The Gang Band and Tiffin Columbian Alumni Band and gave private flute lessons for many years.

She was also a member of Seneca County Genealogical Society as well as a gold member of First Families of Seneca County, having descended from John Dewald, who came to Hopewell Township in 1833. She was a Life Member of Hancock County Historical Preservation Guild. The home in Bascom, built by her great-grandfather, Nicholas Dewald, is now the Funk-Dewald Museum in Findlay. She was also a member of Dolly Todd Madison Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, as she was descended on her mother's side from Frederick Filler, who served at Valley Forge.

There will be on services. Burial will be private at Sand Ridge Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Tiffin Columbian Band Parents' Association.

Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family.

Condolences may be sent and guestbook signed at www.hgmackfuneralhome.com.