Janice Marlene Startin Mackliet Carrick, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away on March 4, 2008.

Janice was born May 5, 1937 to Sedric Startin and Hazel Kitterman Startin in Dayton, Washington. She was raised and attended schools in Dayton and made many life-long friends. During her youth she held a part-time job from the time she was 12 at various restaurants and the cannery in the Dayton area. She was a great swimmer and was on the swim team and worked as a lifeguard. A year after her graduation from High School she married her High School sweetheart, Dan L. Mackliet on June 16, 1956. They spent a year apart while Dan was in the Army and several years in Dayton and San Francisco before making their home in Richland, Washington in 1961.

Dan and Janice are the parents of two boys Dee Jon Mackliet and Jay Daniel Mackliet. Many of the happiest years of Janice’s life were spent as a stay-at-home mom to her sons. She enjoyed spending time with her boys and being part of their lives. She also enjoyed reading, and cooking and spending time with friends and family traveling or fishing.

Janice returned to work in 1975. She worked for many years at the whole body counter for Battelle in Richland. She enjoyed the job and the people she worked with. She retired in 1995.

After her retirement, she and her husband took a six-month trip across the United States. They also spent a few winters down South together until Dan passed away in April of 1999.

On October 29, 2003 Janice married one of her old friends, Hank Carrick, who had also lost his spouse. She had some great years with Hank. She took up golf and together they spent winters in Deseret Center, California and summers in Richland. She also enjoyed spending time with family.

In 2005 Janice was diagnosed with cancer. She pursued various treatments without much success. Throughout the experience with cancer Hank was very supportive of Janice and loved and took good care of her until the end. Janice’s boys will be forever grateful to him for that.

Janice is survived by her husband, Hank Carrick, her sons Dee Julie of Farmington, Utah and Jay Teresa of Richland, Washington, her grandchildren, Steven, Sarah, Rachel, Michael, and Aaron Mackliet, all of Farmington, Utah, brothers, Joe Nadine Startin, of Yakima, Washington, and Robert Startin, of Dayton, Washington and sisters Shirley Albert Malean, of Stanwood, Washington, Pat Hal Roy, of West Covina, California, and Janice’s twin sister Joyce Loren Lorenzen, of Tualatin, Oregon. Janice was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Dan Mackliet, and her brothers, Ray Startin and Faye Startin.

A funeral service will be held in Janice’s honor on Sunday March 9 at 8:00 PM at Einan’s Funeral Home in Richland, Washington. Viewing will start at 5:00PM until service time on Sunday. Inurnment will take place at the Dayton Cemetery, in Dayton, Washington.

I lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Tri-Cities Hospice.