Janis Sowers Koehring of Haven Hill Drive died at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at her home.

Born in Washington, Pa., she was the daughter of the late David R. Sowers and the late Claire Storer Matthews.

Mrs. Koehring was a graduate of Ellsworth High School and was the class salutatorian. She attended Wittenburg College.

She was an office designer for the Lloyd-Johnson Co. for 35 years.

Mrs. Koehring was an associate member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Scenery Hill and a member of the Junior Women's Club of Butler.

She was an avid reader, enjoyed crossword puzzles, playing golf and her family.

She is survived by three sons, Philip Koehring of Boulder Creek, Calif., Douglas Koehring of Butler and John Koehring of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Phyllis Webeck (James) of Ellsworth; a sister in-law, Mrs. Lillian Decker Sowers of Greensboro, N.C.; four grandchildren, Danielle, Devin and Spencer Koehring, all of Butler, and Sara Koehring of Boulder Creek; two nieces, and three nephews.

Her husband, Philip A. Koehring, whom she married Oct. 30, 1976, died April 14, 1994. She also was preceded in death by a brother, David M. Sowers.

<B>KOEHRING </B>— Friends of Janis Sowers Koehring, who died Saturday, May 26, 2007, will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Visitation also will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the Greenlee Funeral Home, 619 Main St. Bentleyville. A private service will follow at 1 p.m. Friday at the Greenlee Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Schott, pastor of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Scenery Hill Cemetery, Washington County.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001 or to the donor's favorite charity.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.