Janice Kay Samshal, age 70 of Miamisburg Ohio passed away 
Monday March 21, 2016 at Miami Valley Hospital. Jan was born 
September 13, 1945 to Martin and Elta Samshal. She was one of 
the first female firefighters in the Dayton area and worked as 
a volunteer firefighter in Madison Township. Jan was very 
active in the Dayton deaf community for decades. She taught 
sign language at Sinclair and Montgomery County Courts, and 
interpreted regularly on WTDN. Jan was preceded in death by 
her mother, father and nephew (Rick Roberts). She is survived 
by daughters Katherine (Kap) Hopkins and Dawn (Jerry Dean) 
Schwartz, grandchildren Jake Shaw and McKenna Schwartz, brother 
Wallace (Wanda) Samshal, sister Nancy Roberts Baker, nieces 
Tonja Addison, Lori Witt (and family) and Leslie Fowler (and 
family), nephew Scott Samshal, great niece Nancy (Kevin) 
Epperson and her children Gavin and Trevor, great nephew Ryan 
(Mandy) Addison and his children Ava and Gabe. She is also 
survived by her grand puppies Harper and Macy. Jan worked at 
Goodwill with bosses and good friends Kevin and Diana Leonard, 
and other wonderful co-workers. She loved teaching computer 
skills to her adult developmentally disabled students, and 
said they made her smile every day she was with them. "Bubba", 
as she was referred to as by her grandchildren and family, was 
a joy to everyone she came in contact with. Family & Friends 
Gathering will be held Saturday March 26, 2016 from noon to 
2pm at Swart and Wolfe Funeral Home, West Carrollton. In lieu 
of flowers, donations to Mont. Co. Board of DD, Mont. Co. ARC 
or Adopt-a-Pit would be appreciated. 
www.swartandwolfefuneralhome.com.  March 25, 2016

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