Janice Gloria Goodwick, 92, of Sycamore, IL passed away on February 6, 2025 at Crescent Care of Elgin, after several years of care for Dementia. She was born in her family home on Stark Ave, Sycamore, on June 3, 1932.

Janice kept herself busy, working until the age of 83.  She was most recognized for her active role in Altepeter Equipment Company, Elburn, from 1963 to 1972 as bookkeeper and parts counter clerk.  Whether at Altepeter Equipment Company, her many years hostessing for Kingsway Restaurant in Sycamore, her most recent office position at Civic Apartments in Sycamore, or the variety of service positions she held in between, Janice always put her heart into her work and loved the connections she made with her regulars.

Additionally, she found joy in her participation with the Virgil Sts. Peter and Paul Altar and Rosary Society, where she was also a 4-H Leader to the Virgil Starlets.  She had a passion for tending to plants, specifically African Violets.  She was a talented crocheter, gifting beautiful baby blankets, dolls, and hand towels to many of her family.  Janice loved dogs, and enjoyed spending her downtime reading and playing solitaire on her computer when she got older.

She leaves her legacy of four generations as she goes to be with Our Lord. Surviving are six of her seven children: Carolandra Dyer, Roscoe; Lynna Cavallo, St Charles; Henry (Cheri) Altepeter, Creston; Jeanette Harper, W. Burlington IA; Mary Lake, Burlington; David (Pam) Altepeter, Maple Park; 23 grandchildren, 46 great grandchildren, and 20 great-great grandchildren.

Janice was preceded in death by her youngest son Paul Altepeter, her husband Lawrence Goodwick (whom she married later in life), her children's fathers Edwin Myllymaki and William Altepeter, parents Raymond Sellers and Myrtle (Sellers) Vierig, infant sister Nancy Ann Sellers, maternal grandparents Frank and Ada Houghtby, paternal grandparents Calvin and Linda Sellers, and sons-in-law Terry Dyer, Pat Cavallo, and Paul Harper.

Interment will be with family at South Burlington Cemetery, Ramm Road Maple Park.

A celebration of life will be held on May 31, 2025 from 4PM – 8PM on Percy Road (1/2 mile North of Ramm Rd), Maple Park. Food will be provided at 6PM. Her family invites any of the community whose lives have been touched by Janice's legacy to attend and share memories.

Arrangements by Butala Funeral Home, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.  To sign the online guest book, go to www.ButalaFuneralHomes.com