Janice R. Kadet

Janice R. Kadet - 86, of Bonita Springs, died 2 March 2021 in Naples, FL, while in the care of Vitas Hospice for Stage IV breast cancer. Born on 5 September 1934 in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of Walter and Mary L. (née Dubovitz) Davis. Janice graduated with a BS in Nursing from Wayne State University, MI and began her nursing career as a Labor and Delivery nurse. She married, had two children, and moved to MA in 1961. While raising her family, she was a ceramics and pottery teacher to many youths in her community who remember her fondly to this day. In 1979, she earned a second degree, a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Ceramics, from B.U.’s School of Artisanry. In 1980, she returned to nursing full-time for 15 years, as a psychiatric nurse and nurse supervisor, in the Boston area, including at the Boston V.A and Malden Hospitals, and then as a Visiting Psych Nurse for the elderly. Remarried in 1987, Jan retired to Bonita Springs, FL, from Newton, MA, in 1995 and became a member of the Naples Orchid Society, helping to start the Gulf Coast Orchid Alliance, where she was the editor of their newsletter for many years. She was a member of the Spanish Wells Country Club, a past president of their Ladies 18-Holers, and “Queen Mother” of the Saucy Señoritas of Spanish Wells’ Chapter of the Red Hat Society. Janice was a vibrant, active woman - an athlete of tennis, golf, and bocce, a do-it-yourselfer and animal lover, an extraordinary gardener, with hundreds of blooming orchids in her home, was fond of cooking and entertaining, and the first to dress-up for Halloween, until her declining health intervened. She is survived by two daughters, Carole L. Mackavey, Houston, TX, and Jill Mackavey-Tagliaferri and her husband, Rick Tagliaferri, of Ashland, MA, and grandson, Noah Tagliaferri, and his fiancée, Kaitlin Moore, Upton, MA. She also is survived by her “kid” brother, Doug Davis and his wife Judy, NC, and family, and dear friend, James Martin, NYC. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband of 26 years, Irving Kadet, who died in 2013, and her grandson, Alec Tagliaferri, who died in 2016. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on the 8th of May, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Shikany’s Bonita Funeral Home 28300 So. Tamiami Tr., Bonita Springs, FL. Lite refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the service. To sign her guest register or to leave online condolences please visit www.ShikanyFuneralHome.com. Charitable donations in Janice's memory may be made to Angels Touch Rescue, Inc., www.angelstouchrescue.com, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome neglected, abused, and homeless animals. Arrangements are being handled by Shikany’s Bonita Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated Since 1978.

Janice R. Kadet

September 5, 1934 - March 2, 2021