August 30, 1948-October 18, 2025
In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 18, 2025, at La Verendrye Hospital, surrounded by her loving family and friends, Janice Parks was called to her place in heaven after her fourth and final battle with cancer.
Janice was born August 30, 1948, to George and Alvina (Dolly) McPherson.
She attended school in Fort Frances. On September 28, 1968, she was united in marriage to James Blair Parks. Their family was completed with the addition of their chosen sons Michael and Stephen.
Janice worked as an Administrative Assistant at Treaty #3 for several years. In 1991, she graduated from the La Verendrye Hospital RNA program. She began her nursing career at Rainycrest followed by Good Samaritan Nursing Home and Public Health Services in International Falls. She then worked at Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Center until her retirement in 2016.
She was a very accomplished seamstress and crafted many beautiful quilts. Janice loved gardening and fishing. Father Gino was well supplied with fish from Janice, his “fish lady.”
In August 2012, she was blessed with her greatest pride and joy in the form of her only grandchild, Benjamin Terrance James Parks.
Janice was a woman of strong faith and found great comfort and hope by attending mass faithfully.
Janice was predeceased by her parents George and Dolly McPherson; only brother Chuck McPherson; mother-in-law Edna (Parks) Falconer; sister-in-law Vera Woods; brother-in-law Russ Woods; nephew Troy Parks; niece Carling Thompson; and her dear friends Lucille Jones and Sharon Strachan.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, James Blair Parks; sons Michael and Stephen; and grandson Benjamin. Also surviving are sisters Donna Hayes, Kathy Perrault (Brian); in-laws Mary-Lou and Terry Parks; nieces Miranda Perrault, Sandie Older (Dan), Rhoda Moen and Terri Lynn Davis; nephews Trevor Perrault, Gord Woods (Debbie), Marc (Lisa) McPherson, Marty (Laurie) McPherson, Scott (Amanda) McPherson, James Parks; and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Godchildren Owen Mason, Randy Jones and Kirsten Morrisseau. She will be deeply missed by her lifelong friends Gail DeVall, Brenda Monastyrski, Marilyn Perrault and her fur baby Gypsy.
Funeral services will take place at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
If so desired and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Diabetes Canada, Canadian Cancer Society or Best for Kitty.
Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
Our cherished sister “Peekie,” your beautiful, selfless soul is heaven’s gain and our profoundly painful loss. We will miss and love you forever and ever.
– Donna and Kathy
