Janet Kay Cripe Heidt, 78, of rural Kirklin, died October 18, 2024 at IU Health Frankfort Hospital.  She was born on March 31, 1946 in Crawfordsville to Tom and Florence Peggy (Clark) Cripe.  She married William E. Heidt on June 27, 1964 in Indianapolis and he preceded her in death on November 1, 2020.

Janet lived in Crawfordsville and Indianapolis, but spent most of her life in Clinton County.  She attended Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis and was a 1964 graduate of Central Beauty College.  She worked at Frito Lay for 17 years, retiring in 1997.  She was a member Scotland Christian Church.  She loved the sunshine and working in the yard, but her greatest joy was family and spending time with her grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made in Janet’s honor to Scotland Christian Church, 4004 Scotland Road, Kirklin, IN 46050.

Visitation and Services

Friends may visit 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024 at Goodwin Funeral Home, 200 S. Main St., Frankfort.  A Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at the funeral home.  Burial will follow in Whiteman Cemetery, Michigantown.  

Survived by:

She is survived by her 1 Daughter: Tina (Mike) Wells of rural Kirklin; 1 Son: Mark (Amy) Heidt of rural Colfax; 2 Brothers: Ted Cripe of Hillisburg and Earl (Donna) Cripe of Michigantown; 2 Sisters: Janice (Robert) Reed of Colorado and Peggy Bitner of Kirklin; 10 Grandchildren: Shane (Holly) Heidt, Kyle (Bailey) Martin, Heather (Jordan) Loesch, Dekota (Natasa) Kelley-Heidt, Tori Martin, Ryan (Melinda) Eli, Aaron (Kristin) Eli, Kaylea (Zach) Burlingame, Mark (Dawn) Wells, and Crystal (John) Wessing; 27 Great-Grandchildren; 2 Great-Great-Grandchildren; and Brother-in-law: Roy “Red” Carter of Rush County.  

Preceded by:

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister: Donna Carter, sister-in-law: Sandy Cripe, and brother-in-law: Fred Bitner.