Janice Lee Svoboda Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Janice Lee Svoboda of Blandon, Pennsylvania, who passed away on April 9, 2025, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Ernest Hovorka and Cecila (Obara); and her siblings, Ernest Hovorka Jr. (Sonny) and Shirley Work. She is survived by: her husband Joseph Frank Svoboda, Sr.; her children, Jodi Madeira (Frank) of Lebanon, PA, Joseph Svoboda Jr. (Honey) of Fleetwood, PA, Jeffrey Svoboda (Rachel) of Bernville, PA and Jill Ryan (Jeff) of Mooresville, NC.; and her siblings, Larry Hovorka (Peggy) of Omaha, NE, Richard Hovorka (Tina) of Omaha, NE, Diana Poquette and North. She is also survived by nine grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the American Heart Association or St. Judes Hospital.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Stitzel Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc.

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