Will Hold Service For Janet Roberts

Janet Mapletoft Roberts, 97, died on September 8. She was born in East Orange and attended East Orange High School.

A resident of Livingston for nearly 50 years, she retired to Cape Cod in 1995 and later moved to Linden Ponds in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Roberts is survived by her children, Charles (Anita) Roberts of Manlius, New York; Thomas (Yoonhee) Roberts of Ridgewood, and Nancy (Joe) Roberts Craven of Hingham; her partner, James Eastman, of Hingham; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Edward Roberts, and her brother, John Mapletoft.

She had worked on radar production at Westinghouse during World War II, and served as the Clerk of Session for the Presbyterian Church of Livingston.

A celebration of Mrs. Roberts’ life will be held on Sunday, September 19 at 2 p.m. in the performing arts center at Linden Ponds.

She will be laid to her rest at the Presbyterian Church of Livingston alongside her husband, Ed.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Janet Burt Anderson First Generation Internship Fund, Davidson College, Box 7170, Davidson, NC 28035.

Arrangements are by the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home in Hingham. To leave a condolence message or share a memory, visit keohane.com.