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Janet Denny Casarotti (1933 – 2026)

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Janet Denny Casarotti, 93. Of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Blue Ridge Care Inpatient Center in Winchester, Virginia.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 11 AM at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal, with Sammy Campbell officiating.  Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Casarotti was born on September 5, 1933, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, to the late Walter and Edna Baughman Denny.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Casarotti.  She grew up in White Post, Virginia, and was a lifelong member of the Front Royal Country Club.  She was also a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Delaplane, Virginia, and volunteered at Warren Memorial Hospital for many years.

Survivors include her two daughters, Julie Casarotti McCarty (Dennis Page) and Jill Casarotti Rutherford (Butch); sister, Joyce Lake; and five grandchildren who lovingly called her Nana, Alexis Heldreth (Chase), Elizabeth McCarty (Dorjan Toups), Brooke Welch (Scott), Robert Rutherford (Kenzie Spencer), and Joseph Rutherford (Kali Slate).

Pallbearers will be Robert Rutherford, Joseph Rutherford, Scott Welch, Chase Heldreth, Page McCarty, and Butch Rutherford.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 9668 Maidstone Road, Delaplane, Virginia 20144.

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