

Jan
Rucktenwald
A Celebration of Life
Gallery
Jan lights up every photograph with her radiant smile. As a mother, wife, teacher, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend, she brought kindness, humor and compassion to everyone around her. Jan was often holding the camera herself, because celebrations, vacations and ordinary life with her friends and family were the most important times to her. From Chicago to Connecticut to California to Florida, everywhere she went, she created meaningful moments with the people in her life.




Video
In videos from Chicago, Newtown, CT, holidays, vacations and celebrations, we can get glimpses into the captured moments that allow us to travel back in time through Jan’s remarkable life, from girlhood through retirement. We wanted to share these moments so you could hear her voice and see how she brought so much joy, fun and sweetness into all of our lives.