Mrs. Janice Sherrill Kahlich

April 10, 2019

Mrs. Janice Kahlich, age 82, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Atrium Health in Pineville, N.C. The memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Messiah Lutheran Church of Charlotte, with the Pastor Steve Patton officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the Fellowship Hall. Born in Newton, N.C., Mrs. Kahlich was the only child of the late Gordon Odell Simmons and Catherine Sherrill Simmons. She graduated in 1955 from Bunker Hill High School in Claremont, N.C. After high school she attended business school in Boone then went to Washington D.C. with a couple of girlfriends to find work. She worked with The Department of The Navy where she met her husband Don. After raising her children she went to work in administration at Mt. Vernon Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. She was an active member of Bethany Lutheran Church of Alexandria, Virginia where she sang in the choir, played hand bells and taught Sunday School. She was also a member of the Altar Guild and Fellowship Committee. Most recently she was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church of Charlotte and was part of the Basic Bible Study Group. She enjoyed reading, puzzles, and more recently, enjoyed adult coloring books. Surviving are her husband, Don; her son, Jeff Kahlich and his wife, Diane, of Lancaster; her daughter, Karen Chrisman and her husband, Chad, of Ashburn, VA; and her 3 grandchildren Briana, Braden, and Taylor. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church, 8300 Providence Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277