Jana Jo Blue

Jana Jo Blue (Huber), age 65, of West Carrollton passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, July 26th, 2024. She was born May 25th, 1959 in Ft Knox, Kentucky to the late Paul and Joann Huber (Frederick). 

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her stepmother, Carol Huber (Jenkins); sister, Paula Marie; sister-in-law, Josie Huber (Solis) and former husband, Bruce Blue. 

Jana is survived by her only son, John Blue, a gifted Geologist and graduate of Wright State University and his wife Hannah (Guseman), an Educator, who are expecting Jana’s first grandson. Jana leaves behind four brothers, Stephen Huber (Sherry, Jeffrey Huber, Paul Huber, Michael Huber (Joan) and two sisters, Tari Quinlan (Brian) and Rona Dorsey (Steve); numerous nieces, nephews and cousins that she adored; her best friend Nancy; many friends and co-workers at Dorothy Lane Market and Killer Brownies and her dog Sheena, who stayed by her side. 

Jana spent her childhood in Centerville, Ohio, graduating from Centerville High School in 1977. She worked at Paul’s Donut Shop and attended Sinclair Community College for Accounting before deciding to travel West. She lived in Arizona, Colorado, and Texas honing her skills as a Pastry Chef and Cook. She cherished the time spent with her brother’s family in Colorado before meeting and marrying Bruce and living in Texas beside his family, Duane, and Iris Blue. 

Bruce and Jana returned to West Carrollton, Ohio to give birth to their only child, John Blue, the greatest joy of their lives. While raising her son, she was a loyal employee at DLM/KB for over 25 years. When not working, she was an avid traveler and lover of the wilderness, hiking in many places, including a 2-week hike and canoe trip in the Quetico Wilderness of Canada at age 60 and hiking the Appalachian Trail. She spent her summer weekends at Lake White, Pirate’s Cove sitting in the sun, cooking, and canoeing. She enjoyed camping in her pop-up trailer at various parks, canning goods from her garden and blessing family and friends with unique cakes and pastries for their special occasions. 

Jana’s greatest joy was anticipating the birth of her first grandson whom she already loved deeply. She smiled big and wore her “promoted to Grandma shirt” proudly. If you knew Jana, she was fiercely loyal, she loved unconditionally and she was accepting of people, regardless of their paths in life. She lived humbly and without flare, on truly little, but always gave more to others. She could make something extraordinary out of nothing. She truly had a heart of gold and in the words of Elvis, Jana did life her way. 

A gathering with family and friends will be held from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Newcomer Kettering, 3940 Kettering Blvd. Memorial service will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. 

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the family for Jana’s grandson, Baby Blue.

Jana's services will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click the link below to view the service. 

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