Janet L. (Metcalf) Holmgren, 70, of Lakeville, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at her home after battling cancer for the last year. She was the loving wife of Robert F. Holmgren of 52 years.

Born Friday, June 23, 1944 in Brockton, MA she was the daughter of the late Wilson H. and Mildred E. (Edmed) Metcalf.

Janet was a 1962 graduate of West Bridgewater High School and continued her education at IBM training school in Taunton. She had lived in Wareham and for the past 30 years in Lakeville. She worked as a cafeteria manager at Decas School in Wareham and enjoyed gardening and decorating.

In addition to her husband Robert she is survived by three sons Robert Holmgren, Jr. and his wife Rose of Wareham, Lance A. Holmgren of Lakeville and Michael W. Holmgren and his wife Jean of Wareham; five grandchildren Alex Clayton, Heather Holmgren, Carina Holmgren, Robert Fuller and Jennifer Fuller; two great-grandchildren Robert Fuller and Aiden Goldbladt; two brothers Ronald E. Metcalf and his wife June of West Bridgewater and Donald W. Metcalf and his wife Joyce of Rockland; a sister June W. Nelson of Barrington, NH; two close friends Sandy (Barker) Rogers and Mary and John Butland; her dog Tasha and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will take place on Sunday, May 3, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home, 280 Bedford St., Lakeville.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Pine Hill Cemetery in West Bridgewater.