Janet Rachel (Pink) Specht Obituary (1970 - 2021)

Janet Rachel (Pink) Specht, age 50 of Minnetonka, passed away January 28th, surrounded by her beloved family. Preceded in death by husband, Dave. Janet is survived by loving children, Jack, Emily, and Charlie; parents, Dorothy and Norman Pink; sister, Barbara (Andy) Fishman; brother, David (Tamar Fenton) Pink; mother-in-law, Marilyn (Kevin) Hill; step-father-in-law, Jeff (Elaine) Arvold; brothers-in-law, Andrew (Nikki) Arvold, Mike (Rachel) Arvold; Marilyn’s mother Gladys Mulhern; and many loving nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and too many friends to count. Janet graduated from Mounds Park Academy, the University of Minnesota, and St. Catherine’s School of Nursing. Janet was a triage nurse for Children’s Hospital for over 20 years. Janet valued family above all else and was her children’s biggest cheerleader. The family would like to thank the Hopkins Glen Lake and West Jr. High communities. A special thank you to Janet’s nurse, Sue Berken from Heartland Hospice. Memorials may be directed to the Janet Specht Memorial Fund at Jewish Family & Children’s Service www.jfcsmpls.org . Janet will be dearly missed by the many people who knew her and loved her. Zoom Funeral service 1:00 PM SUNDAY, January 31st and Zoom SHIVA 7:00 PM Sunday and Monday. Email zoom3@hodroffepstein.com for zoom link. --