Janice Lynn Lipp

Janice Lynn Lipp, 67, of Paulding, died Friday, July 11, 2014, of injuries she received in an automobile accident that occurred in May.

She was born January 29, 1947, in Toledo, the daughter of the late Karl and Garland (Ritz) Werling. On December 27, 1969, she married her best friend, Gary Lipp, who survives.

Janice graduated in 1965 from Paulding High School and graduated in 1969 from Defiance College.

She was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish and taught for 43 years in the Paulding Exempted Village School District.

Janice rescued and adopted countless dogs of many breeds. She worked rescuing through the Greyhound Inmate Experience; Greyhounds of Eastern Michigan, Galgo Scuby North America and Ohio Lurcher Project. She did transports for many greyhound groups and the Paulding County Dog Kennel.

In addition to her husband, survivors include three sons, Brian (Adrienne) Lipp of Paulding, Michael (Carrie) Lipp of Maricopa, Arizona, and Aaron (Caroline) Lipp of Greenwood, Indiana; seven grandchildren; siblings Kathy Haney of Canton, David (Brenda) Werling of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ellen (Arvin) Grimm of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Lisa Werling of Convoy, and Ann Miller of Paulding; lifelong friends Dee and Johnny Bowen; and 11 beloved dogs.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, July 18, at Divine Mercy Catholic Parish. Burial will be in Paulding Memorial Cemetery.

Calling hours are from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at Den Herder Funeral Home in Paulding, with a Family Memorial Service of Remembrance, followed by a Rosary, at 7 that evening.

Preferred memorials: Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, Galgo Scuby North America or Greyhounds of Eastern Michigan.

Online condolences may be left at www.denherderfh.com.