Obituary of Janet L Travis

Janet Travis, 55, of Oakland, died on Monday, October 21, 2019.  Born in Jersey City, Janet grew up in Franklin Lakes before moving to Oakland where she lived for over 20 years.  Janet served in the US Army in the early 1980s.

She went on to be a Registered Nurse and worked at both St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson and Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.

Janet is survived by her son Robert Travis of Long Branch, CA and her siblings Susan Brown of Allendale, NJ, Elizabeth Villano of Mahwah, NJ and Thomas Rider Jr of Cornelius, NC and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents Thomas Rider Sr. (Aug 2003), Angela Rider (March 2013) and  her sister Irene Bartels, July 2009.

Visiting hours are 2 to 5pm on Sunday at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home,  www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. 

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00am on Monday, at Guardian Angel Church, 320 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale, NJ 07401.

Cremation and interment will be private.