Rose Janus, 99, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday October 21, 2021 in Jefferson Medical Center.  She was born on December 26, 1921 in Monessen and was the daughter of the late Nicholos and Roselia (Evanichko) Dacko. As a young girl she worked summers at her father’s fruit and vegetable stand in Perryopolis.  During WWII she worked at the US Steel Christy Park Works. She then worked as a nurse’s aide at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital and later obtained a...

Rose Janus, 99, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday October 21, 2021 in Jefferson Medical Center.  She was born on December 26, 1921 in Monessen and was the daughter of the late Nicholos and Roselia (Evanichko) Dacko. As a young girl she worked summers at her father’s fruit and vegetable stand in Perryopolis.  During WWII she worked at the US Steel Christy Park Works. She then worked as a nurse’s aide at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital and later obtained a beautician’s license founding her own beauty shop, the Rose Janus Beauty Shop located in Monessen.  She loved cooking, baking, and working outside in her flower gardens and was active in her church and with church activities. Rose is survived by her two sons, Paul (Karen) Janus of Whitehall, Gregory (Yvonne) Janus of Monessen; four grandchildren, Michael (Erin) Janus of Bethel Park, Michelle (Ken) Williams of Baldwin, Gregory Janus of Monessen, Mathew (Jacqueline) Janus of Monessen; six great-grandchildren, Zach, Brandon and Lily Janus, Paige and Blake Williams and Gage Hatton. In addition to her parent’s she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Janus, son, Bruce D. Janus, two sisters, Mary Hice, Ann Moore, six brothers, Charles Dacko, Peter, Stephen, John Joseph and Michael Dutchko. Friends will be received on Thursday from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm in the Robert A. Billick Funeral Home Inc., Grand Blvd. & Marion Avenue Monessen, Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 am in Holy Resurrection Church 222 Mary St, Belle Vernon, PA 15012 with Fr. Stephen Gresh officiating.  Burial will follow in Grandview Cemetery. Friends and family that are attending the funeral service are asked to please meet at Holy Resurrection Church for the funeral services. The family kindly asks that everyone attending visitation and or the funeral service please wear a face covering mask. Parastas services will be held on Thursday at 7 pm.