With amazing love and faith Janet Marie Rigdon was called home by the Lord Jesus Christ on November 5, 2026, at New Aldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, Ia. Janet was 91 years old born on November 11, 1934, in Cascade, Iowa.

Janet was the daughter of John and Mildred Green and a graduate of St. Martin High School in Cascade. As a young girl she loved riding in the cream truck with her father through the hills of beautiful rural Cascade. As a teenager she played the piano and organ in church and loved baking with her mother.

Janet Married Bob McDermott in 1955 and together they raised six children. She was a devoted member of Blessed Sacrament Church since 1967. She found great joy and comfort in her faith. She prayed the rosary daily. Janet loved being a mother and attended the children’s masses at Blessed Sacrament Church.

Every day she would look forward to picking up her grandchildren from school and spending time with them for a few hours. She would do anything for her children and grandchildren. They nicked named her “Bugga”.

Janet worked at Allen Hospital for 20 years and enjoyed visiting and joking with patients and staff. Janet met her second husband; Jim Rigdon at Allen Hospital and was married in 1984. Janet and Jim enjoyed grilling and cooking for family. She made delicious noodles and dumplings passed down from her mother. She also enjoyed going to the casino with Jim and her family. Janet was a warm, outgoing and loving person with a great sense of humor “Yipper”. She could easily talk with anyone. During her 4 years at New Aldaya, she made many friends. Janets family is deeply grateful for the amazing care and love given to her by staff at New Aldaya and St. Croix Hospice. New Aldaya became home for Janet, and the residents and staff became family to her.

Because of Jesus’s death and resurrection Janet now enjoys eternal glory and peace. Mom; we will miss you everyday of our lives until we gather again in God’s Kingdom. “Yipper”

Those left to cherish her memory are her children Kim (Kevin) Freeman, Mark McDermott, Steve (Lisa) McDermott, Kristi Schmitt, Richard McDermott, stepson Joey (Kristy) Rigdon and her sister Karen (Paul) Swagler. Five grandchildren; Kelly (Eric), Zachery (Katelynn), Amber (Chad), April (Jake), Abby (Curt) along with nine great grandchildren; Kaley (Dillion), Jackson (Audrey), Will, Kampbell, Holli, Cain, Jaylynn, Java, and Jayden.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Shelley McDermott, her husband Jim Rigdon, Her siblings Bob Green, Ray (Bev) Green, Richard (Luann)Green, Jerry (Phyllis) Green and her first husband Bob McDermott.