"With great sadness, we share the news that Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Janes passed away on February 2, 2022. Betsy was born on July 16, 1953 to Tom and Lil (Salata) Janes, and is survived by her brother Tom… and her many friends. Apart from her college years, Betsy lived her entire life near Queechy Lake in Canaan, attending Canaan elementary school and Chatham Central High School. An interest in art led her to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and while there experienced theater and learned from Muppets puppeteer Frank Oz, that stirred her continued interest in puppets and local theater. Besides art, Betsy devoted much of her time to science fiction, lake conservation and history, the environment, liberal politics and various charities - all of which added to Betsy's varied interests and the activities that she supported. Betsy's love for Queechy Lake drove her desire to keep it one of the cleanest lakes in NY State through her work with the Queechy Lake Club, attending regional lake conferences, doing water testing and reporting lake data for many years. She was also a life member of the Canaan Historical Society, where she worked on numerous projects. Betsy loved her close friends from school and from work, and kept those friendships as everyone followed their own callings locally or to other states. Health issues in recent years made it more difficult to do everything and see everyone she wanted, but her love for family & friends, her smile and attitude never lessened. Calling hours will be held on Saturday, February 12 from 11:30am to 1:30pm at the French, Gifford, Preiter & Blasl Funeral Home, Chatham, NY. In lieu of flowers, her brother asks that people consider making donations to the Queechy Lake Club and/or Canaan NY Neighbors Helping Neighbors, " https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=K3D595PTZAZCG ". Condolences may be conveyed at frenchblasl.com.