Janice S. Dietz

Janice S. Dietz, 81, of Fitz Henry, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. A daughter of the late Rev. Thomas E. Akester and Dema Barber Akester, she was born in Evansville, Indiana on March 11, 1941. Formerly on the state of Indiana, Janice has been a resident of Fitz Henry since 1967. She was a member of the Grandview Church of God in Smithton and attended regularly for many years. Janice was an avid piano player and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by two daughters and sons in-law, Melody and Robert Hyzy of Ruffsdale and Georganna and Eric Zawalsh of Mt. Pleasant, a son and daughter in-law, George and Angela Dietz Jr. of West Newton; and ten grandchildren, Holly Hyzy, Heather Hyzy, Ronnie Zawalsh, Cayden Zawalsh, Tristan Zawalsh, George Dietz III, Brianna Zawalsh, Elizabeth Dietz, Hayden Hyzy, and Edison Dietz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George E. Dietz on October 24, 2000 and a brother, Charley O. Akester on June 20, 2017. Friends will be received on Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. 724-929-5300. www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. A funeral service will be held at 10 A.M. on Friday in the funeral home with Rev. Frank Todaro officiating. Interment will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park.