Janet Anne Catherine McArdle Rakowiecki Stella

Janet Anne Catherine McArdle Rakowiecki Stella

Born May 20, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois

Died January 20, 2020 in Grafton, Wisconsin

Janet passed from this world and on to the next on Monday, January 20th. She was raised in West Allis and Waukesha and made homes in Milwaukee, West Allis and Thiensville.

Janet is survived by her husband Fred Stella, her children Mike (Jennifer), Jim (Julie) Rakowiecki and Ann (Jennifer) Rakowiecki; by her step-children Martina (John) McDaniel, Jackie (Nicole) Stella, Mike (Lisa) Stella and Mark (Jeanne) Stella. Janet is further survived by her grandchildren Hailey, Sidney, Riley, Jaxon, Breanna, Andy (Alyssa), Joe, Chad (Natalie), Sean, Sarah, Christopher, Kyle, Jennifer, Michael and Heidi; great grandchildren, Maddie, Eli, Michaela, Emily, Dominic, Madyson, Violet, Jordan, Landon, Adino and Amalia.

Janet was the second oldest of nine children and survived by her siblings Barbara (Mike) Voss, Beth (Frank) Trotter, Joe (Maureen) McArdle, Joan {John) Jurkiewicz, Richard (Kim) McArdle, John (Lisa) McArdle and Bob (Leigh Ann) McArdle.  She is also survived by her nieces, nephews and cousins.

She is preceded in death by her first husband and friend Michael Rakowiecki, brother Tom McArdle, and her parents Dorothe and Joseph Thomas McArdle.

Janet touched the lives of so many with intentional and unconditional love that we will carry with us. She will be greatly missed.

Our family wishes to extend sincere thanks to Dr. Anne Mattson, Dr. Steven Kappes, Dr. Thomas Zukowski, Dr. Wesley Pappenfus, Dr Nataliya Uboha and Dr. Daniel Abbot and their care teams for their kindness, caring and compassion.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Janet’s name to the McArdle Laboratory

for Cancer Research at UW-Madison at https://mcardle.wisc.edu/giving or

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research

c/o Dr. Paul F. Lambert, Director

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research

1111 Highland Avenue

Madison, WI 53705-2275

May the road rise up to meet you.  May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,

may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Visitation at Krause Funeral Home, 21600 West Capitol Drive, Brookfield, Wisconsin on Saturday, February 1, 2020 from 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM. Service at 4:00 PM.