Janet D. Tyson

Janet Lucille Deibler was welcomed into this world by William and Jean Deibler at the Geisinger Hospital on April 28, 1937. She resided in Shamokin, PA with her two brothers and four sisters.

She began piano lessons at an early age and thus set her life goals and accomplishments in motion. Janet participated in various vocal organizations in high school. She enrolled in West Chester University to major in music and successfully graduated in 1959 with a teaching degree in music education.

Janet interviewed for a position at Cumberland Valley, was accepted and thus set her future in motion. She met Jim while teaching at Cumberland Valley.

She helped raise two wonderful children, Tammy and Trent. Janet spent several summers instructing a girl’s chorus from Methodist Home for Children. She directed the Otterbein Methodist Church Choir for approximately forty years. She retired from teaching at CV in 1997, having taught for 27 years.

Janet was a member of the Carlisle Soroptimist Club for many years and was also a member of the Farm Women’s Club.

One of her premier life accomplishments was the care of her daughter Tamara who was rendered paralyzed from a diving accident when she was 23 years old. She provided care and supervision for forty years.

Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral service 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2026 at Otterbein United Methodist Church, 647 Forge Road, Carlisle where the family will greet guests after 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow the service in Springville Cemetery, Boiling Springs.