Janice was the daughter of George & Marjorie Knowlton and the sister of Garry, Marilyn, Beverly, Midgie, Sandra & Kevin Knowlton. She lived in Anaheim Californiia for most of her adult life. She worked as a singer & public relations expert in the Orange County, CA area. She is sorely missed by family & friends alike.
She was born in Beverly, MA and raised in New England and California. She graduated from Beverly High School class of 1954 and attended Orange Coast College in Orange County, California in the fall semester of 1954.
She was a professional singer who trained for the Metropolitan opera in New York City in the late 1950's. She sang at the Viennese Lantern in Manhattan and other dinner clubs there and appeared in several musical comedys at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA in the earlly 1960's.
She moved back to Orange County, California in August of 1969 and stayed there until October when she moved to San Francisco. In San Francisco she met and married Bart Sandberg and they lived there and then in Portland, Oregon. The marriage broke up in April 1973 and she moved back to Orange County finding work as a secretary at Disneyland in late July 1973.
She appeared with the Disneyland Players in their production of The Sound of Music as the mother superior. Each time she hit a high C she received a standing ovation from each and every audience member who attended each of the productions.
She danced in The Horseshoe Review for several seasons. Janice also appeared in The Long Beach Civic Light Opera and at The Forum Theater at California State University in Fullerton where she entertained many times. She appeared on stage there with Comic George Gobel in 1985.
She sang for a number of years at the former Mario's Italian Dinner Restaurant in Corona Del Mar and The Five Crowns Dinner Restaurant with The Showcase Singers, a group which she helped found and which continues.
She owned and operated a public relations business for many years in Orange County and performed with Broadway Plus and pianists Betty Wooldridge and Don Chatfield . She was a published poet and writer.
She was a fine artist, turning out many beautiful oil paintings and pen and ink drawings over the years.
She co-wrote Daddy Was The Black Dahlia Killer with Mike Newton .
She was a generous, kind and loving individual and also was a humanitarian who sang to raise money for various causes, such as Childrens' Hospital and The Humane Society in Orange County, California.
She had a large family and many friends whom she treated as family and a cat named Suki.
She leaves her brother Garry, sisters Marilyn and Beverly, cousins Gail, Ronnie, Larry, Mary, Chris and Kenny, Brenda Walton, Joyce Smith, Richard Larivee, Don & Ray Goucher and many other family members and friends which include Joan Bergeron, Alma and Bill De Smith, Linnea Freeman, Ellie Rosenbaum, LLoyd Battista, Laurie Jacobson, T.C. Paulinkonis, the late Marianne Prokop Bagg, Yvonne Hyatt, Shirley Hyatt, Mary & Eli Rabkin, Florence Rothmel, Joan Noble Pinkham, Michelle Koldsbaek, Robin Berg, Jacque De River Daniel, Barry & Arlene Solomon, Her former husband Bart Sandberg, her godchild Kayla Smith and numerous other friends and family members.
She was predeceased by her parents George and Marjorie Knowlton, a stepmother Kathleen, a brother Kevin, and sisters Midgie and Sandra, Interment was in the Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster California.
She was born in Beverly, MA and raised in New England and California. She graduated from Beverly High School class of 1954 and attended Orange Coast College in Orange County, California in the fall semester of 1954.
She was a professional singer who trained for the Metropolitan opera in New York City in the late 1950's. She sang at the Viennese Lantern in Manhattan and other dinner clubs there and appeared in several musical comedys at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA in the earlly 1960's.
She moved back to Orange County, California in August of 1969 and stayed there until October when she moved to San Francisco. In San Francisco she met and married Bart Sandberg and they lived there and then in Portland, Oregon. The marriage broke up in April 1973 and she moved back to Orange County finding work as a secretary at Disneyland in late July 1973.
She appeared with the Disneyland Players in their production of The Sound of Music as the mother superior. Each time she hit a high C she received a standing ovation from each and every audience member who attended each of the productions.
She danced in The Horseshoe Review for several seasons. Janice also appeared in The Long Beach Civic Light Opera and at The Forum Theater at California State University in Fullerton where she entertained many times. She appeared on stage there with Comic George Gobel in 1985.
She sang for a number of years at the former Mario's Italian Dinner Restaurant in Corona Del Mar and The Five Crowns Dinner Restaurant with The Showcase Singers, a group which she helped found and which continues.
She owned and operated a public relations business for many years in Orange County and performed with Broadway Plus and pianists Betty Wooldridge and Don Chatfield . She was a published poet and writer.
She was a fine artist, turning out many beautiful oil paintings and pen and ink drawings over the years.
She co-wrote Daddy Was The Black Dahlia Killer with Mike Newton .
She was a generous, kind and loving individual and also was a humanitarian who sang to raise money for various causes, such as Childrens' Hospital and The Humane Society in Orange County, California.
She had a large family and many friends whom she treated as family and a cat named Suki.
She leaves her brother Garry, sisters Marilyn and Beverly, cousins Gail, Ronnie, Larry, Mary, Chris and Kenny, Brenda Walton, Joyce Smith, Richard Larivee, Don & Ray Goucher and many other family members and friends which include Joan Bergeron, Alma and Bill De Smith, Linnea Freeman, Ellie Rosenbaum, LLoyd Battista, Laurie Jacobson, T.C. Paulinkonis, the late Marianne Prokop Bagg, Yvonne Hyatt, Shirley Hyatt, Mary & Eli Rabkin, Florence Rothmel, Joan Noble Pinkham, Michelle Koldsbaek, Robin Berg, Jacque De River Daniel, Barry & Arlene Solomon, Her former husband Bart Sandberg, her godchild Kayla Smith and numerous other friends and family members.
She was predeceased by her parents George and Marjorie Knowlton, a stepmother Kathleen, a brother Kevin, and sisters Midgie and Sandra, Interment was in the Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster California.
Janice was the daughter of George & Marjorie Knowlton and the sister of Garry, Marilyn, Beverly, Midgie, Sandra & Kevin Knowlton. She lived in Anaheim Californiia for most of her adult life. She worked as a singer & public relations expert in the Orange County, CA area. She is sorely missed by family & friends alike.
She was born in Beverly, MA and raised in New England and California. She graduated from Beverly High School class of 1954 and attended Orange Coast College in Orange County, California in the fall semester of 1954.
She was a professional singer who trained for the Metropolitan opera in New York City in the late 1950's. She sang at the Viennese Lantern in Manhattan and other dinner clubs there and appeared in several musical comedys at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA in the earlly 1960's.
She moved back to Orange County, California in August of 1969 and stayed there until October when she moved to San Francisco. In San Francisco she met and married Bart Sandberg and they lived there and then in Portland, Oregon. The marriage broke up in April 1973 and she moved back to Orange County finding work as a secretary at Disneyland in late July 1973.
She appeared with the Disneyland Players in their production of The Sound of Music as the mother superior. Each time she hit a high C she received a standing ovation from each and every audience member who attended each of the productions.
She danced in The Horseshoe Review for several seasons. Janice also appeared in The Long Beach Civic Light Opera and at The Forum Theater at California State University in Fullerton where she entertained many times. She appeared on stage there with Comic George Gobel in 1985.
She sang for a number of years at the former Mario's Italian Dinner Restaurant in Corona Del Mar and The Five Crowns Dinner Restaurant with The Showcase Singers, a group which she helped found and which continues.
She owned and operated a public relations business for many years in Orange County and performed with Broadway Plus and pianists Betty Wooldridge and Don Chatfield . She was a published poet and writer.
She was a fine artist, turning out many beautiful oil paintings and pen and ink drawings over the years.
She co-wrote Daddy Was The Black Dahlia Killer with Mike Newton .
She was a generous, kind and loving individual and also was a humanitarian who sang to raise money for various causes, such as Childrens' Hospital and The Humane Society in Orange County, California.
She had a large family and many friends whom she treated as family and a cat named Suki.
She leaves her brother Garry, sisters Marilyn and Beverly, cousins Gail, Ronnie, Larry, Mary, Chris and Kenny, Brenda Walton, Joyce Smith, Richard Larivee, Don & Ray Goucher and many other family members and friends which include Joan Bergeron, Alma and Bill De Smith, Linnea Freeman, Ellie Rosenbaum, LLoyd Battista, Laurie Jacobson, T.C. Paulinkonis, the late Marianne Prokop Bagg, Yvonne Hyatt, Shirley Hyatt, Mary & Eli Rabkin, Florence Rothmel, Joan Noble Pinkham, Michelle Koldsbaek, Robin Berg, Jacque De River Daniel, Barry & Arlene Solomon, Her former husband Bart Sandberg, her godchild Kayla Smith and numerous other friends and family members.
She was predeceased by her parents George and Marjorie Knowlton, a stepmother Kathleen, a brother Kevin, and sisters Midgie and Sandra, Interment was in the Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster California.
She was born in Beverly, MA and raised in New England and California. She graduated from Beverly High School class of 1954 and attended Orange Coast College in Orange County, California in the fall semester of 1954.
She was a professional singer who trained for the Metropolitan opera in New York City in the late 1950's. She sang at the Viennese Lantern in Manhattan and other dinner clubs there and appeared in several musical comedys at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA in the earlly 1960's.
She moved back to Orange County, California in August of 1969 and stayed there until October when she moved to San Francisco. In San Francisco she met and married Bart Sandberg and they lived there and then in Portland, Oregon. The marriage broke up in April 1973 and she moved back to Orange County finding work as a secretary at Disneyland in late July 1973.
She appeared with the Disneyland Players in their production of The Sound of Music as the mother superior. Each time she hit a high C she received a standing ovation from each and every audience member who attended each of the productions.
She danced in The Horseshoe Review for several seasons. Janice also appeared in The Long Beach Civic Light Opera and at The Forum Theater at California State University in Fullerton where she entertained many times. She appeared on stage there with Comic George Gobel in 1985.
She sang for a number of years at the former Mario's Italian Dinner Restaurant in Corona Del Mar and The Five Crowns Dinner Restaurant with The Showcase Singers, a group which she helped found and which continues.
She owned and operated a public relations business for many years in Orange County and performed with Broadway Plus and pianists Betty Wooldridge and Don Chatfield . She was a published poet and writer.
She was a fine artist, turning out many beautiful oil paintings and pen and ink drawings over the years.
She co-wrote Daddy Was The Black Dahlia Killer with Mike Newton .
She was a generous, kind and loving individual and also was a humanitarian who sang to raise money for various causes, such as Childrens' Hospital and The Humane Society in Orange County, California.
She had a large family and many friends whom she treated as family and a cat named Suki.
She leaves her brother Garry, sisters Marilyn and Beverly, cousins Gail, Ronnie, Larry, Mary, Chris and Kenny, Brenda Walton, Joyce Smith, Richard Larivee, Don & Ray Goucher and many other family members and friends which include Joan Bergeron, Alma and Bill De Smith, Linnea Freeman, Ellie Rosenbaum, LLoyd Battista, Laurie Jacobson, T.C. Paulinkonis, the late Marianne Prokop Bagg, Yvonne Hyatt, Shirley Hyatt, Mary & Eli Rabkin, Florence Rothmel, Joan Noble Pinkham, Michelle Koldsbaek, Robin Berg, Jacque De River Daniel, Barry & Arlene Solomon, Her former husband Bart Sandberg, her godchild Kayla Smith and numerous other friends and family members.
She was predeceased by her parents George and Marjorie Knowlton, a stepmother Kathleen, a brother Kevin, and sisters Midgie and Sandra, Interment was in the Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster California.
Bio by: Beverly Knowlton Fournier
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