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Edward James Janos age 97 passed from this mortal life on March 6, 2019. Ed and his wife Violet moved to Peachtree City, Georgia from Scottsdale, Arizona in 2017. Ed was born in Los Angeles California on April 9, 1921. He served in the South Pacific during WW 2 as a corpsman with the Third Marine Division from Guadalcanal to Guam. He met his future wife Violet McKay in San Francisco waiting to embark for the South Pacific. They were married June 30, 1946 while Ed was finishing his degree in accounting from UCLA. Ed was an executive in financial services working as a bank examiner, comptroller, treasurer, director of branch operations and finally as the founder, CEO and Chairman of Sun State Savings and Loan in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ed was a faithful friend, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle. He was an avid fisherman, skin diver, and bridge player with the Encanto Kiwanis bridge group.
His surviving family is his wife Violet Janos, sister Dorothy Lindell (Wenatchee, WA). Sons: Gregory (Allyson)(Peachtree City, GA) and Marc Janos (Flagstaff, AZ). Granddaughters: Tesia Steele (Chris) (Atlanta, Ga) Christy Janos (Flagstaff, AZ), Allyssa O’Connor (Tim). Grandson, Jonathan Janos (Kelly) (Germany/US Army). Great grandchildren: Sarah-Jane Marcus, Reagan Steele, Edward (aka Teddy) Janos, Everett Steele, Eleanor Janos and Ophelia Janos.
Services will be held at 11 AM April 13 at Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church (PCA), Peachtree City, GA.
Jennifer McKay West says
Rest in peace Uncle Ed. Thank you for your service to our country and thank you for the many fond memories of our visits over the years. You were truly one of a kind, always quick to laugh. You are missed by many.
Bill & Kathleen says
We will always remember your gracious hospitality and those wonderful grapefruit, oranges and drinks on your patio, also, those fun RV trips we took together. Such wonderful memories and even getting lost from time to time provided us with beautiful scenery, something to laugh about and warm memories. We will miss your always ready smiles and laughs. Rest in Peace.
Susan Boulton (Lajtha) says
Susan Boulton (Lajtha)
RIP Ed, we loved knowing you and so enjoyed your visit to England with Vi and Bill and Kathleen all those years ago. Such wonderful memories of visiting you and Vi in Scottsdale, you were the most generous of hosts. We didn’t get to see you much but we shall miss you.
Roger Moore says
Ed and Violet were always the consummate hosts.
I had the pleasure of breaking bread with them more than once. My best memory though is of sitting at the patio table eating those SO sweet little hybrid oranges with Ed and Greg.
DC says
So sorry for your loss. May the God of all comfort, strengthen and help the family as you throw all your anxiety on him during this time of sorrow. 1 Peter 5:6,7
Stocker Reed says
I feel an ache for losing my last connection to the greatest generation (other than Vi) and his Marine stories of the South Pacific. It was an honor to have him accompany Greg and me to the movie Dunkirk, which his WWII VET cap got him in free. May Vi find the same encourage we have that Ed’s faith will insure we meet again in glory.
Steve Johnson says
Only knew Ed the last two years, and enjoyed the brief opportunity to know him. Ed was born a year before my dad (also Ed), and my dad also served as a medic in WWII. We talked on the deck for hours one night about war stories and in particular how God had watched over him – not only during the war but through his life. I’ll enjoy meeting up with him in Heaven to hear “the rest of the story.” Praying Vi will find hope and comfort in the Spirit to fill the loneliness and heartache until their reunion.