John S. Janek, 95, of Bedford, died peacefully at his home on March 4, 2022. He was born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts on October 24, 1926. He was the only child of the late Steven J. and Rose (Sojka) Janek.

John was raised in Turners Falls and was a graduate of Turners Falls High School, Class of 1944. He was a talented violinist, voted most musical, and during his high school years performed with various symphony orchestras and polka bands in the area.

Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in March of 1945 and served until 1946. He was stationed in the Philippines at the end of the war.

He was a graduate of Tufts University and received his degree in Biology and he earned a Masters in Chemistry at Boston University.

He was employed by Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston as a bio-chemist until his retirement in 1991.

An outdoors sportsman, John enjoyed sailing, hunting, fishing, photography, and the Boston Red Sox. An enthusiast of tractors, music, dogs, woodworking, and the sea, John had a sharp mind and great curiosity for learning.

John was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy (Foley) Janek and his daughter Caroline Janek.

He is survived by two daughters, Susan Clark of Devens, Jennifer Whitman and her husband William of North Attleboro, his son Steven Janek and Dr. Lindsey Bazzone of Worcester and Annette Janek of Virginia Beach, grandchildren, Katherine, Elizabeth and Zachary Clark, Timothy and Jeffrey Whitman, and Joshua, Nicole, Sarah, and Ceili Janek as well as great grandchildren, Madison Landine, Dexter Janek, Shelby Whitman, and Mason Davini.

A wake will be held at the Bedford Funeral Home, 167 The Great Rd., Bedford, from 6:30-8:30 in the evening on Friday, March 11.

Funeral Mass at St. Michael Catholic Church, 90 Concord Rd., Bedford, on Saturday, March 12, at 11 in the morning.

Burial will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are encouraged to be made in John's memory to the Disabled American Veterans, State House, Room 546, Boston, MA 02133