Janice E. (Lupold) Oden

Janice E. (Lupold) Oden, 92, of Muncy, died peacefully Sunday, January 11, 2026, at her home.

Born July 14, 1933, in Elimsport, she was a daughter of the late George H. and Wanda Mae (Voneida) Lupold. On December 11, 1951, she married Charles B. Oden. Together they celebrated 48 years of marriage before his death September 8, 2000.

Janice attended Muncy Schools. She worked at the former Montgomery Mills and GE Sylvania. In addition to caring for and raising her family, Janice enjoyed being a Muncy School District bus driver for over 32 years with Brelsford Transportation.

Janice was an 80-year member of the First United Methodist Church, Muncy, where she volunteered with the Good and Plenty dinners and participated in the Widows Mite and Keenagers groups. She was a 30 plus year Muncy High School Booster parent and volunteered for many years with the Muncy Little League.

Janice was fond of attending Dominoe’s club and breakfast clubs with her friends. An amazing homemaker, she was an avid reader, enjoyed cooking and collecting recipes. Janice was a huge fan of Muncy wrestling, fireworks, Memorial Day parades and family gatherings at the “Shanty”. She also enjoyed camping trips to Worlds End State Park and especially Canada.

Surviving are seven children, Charles B. II (Deb) Oden, of Hughesville, Garry O. (Robin) Oden, Pearl Ivy (Allen) Sobczak, and Jay B Oden, all of Muncy, Tronya E. Boylan, of Wallingford, Ginya L. Yoder, of Catawissa and Layne R (Dolly) Oden, of Muncy; daughter-in-law, Dara Oden, of Muncy; brother, Sherman (Sandy) Lupold, of Bel Air, MD; brother-in-law, Richard Sieg, of Hughesville; three sisters-in-law, Lois Lupold, of Hughesville, Liz Lupold and Neva Myers, both of Muncy; 16 grandchildren, Scott, Christi, Stacey, Stephaney, Angela, Tiffany, Olivia, Levi, Sarah, Kelly, Emily, Erin, Ian, Grady, Rory and Clynt; and 15 great-grandchildren, Kirsten, Cory, Blake, Owen, Jordyn, Tyler, Cooper, Persephone, Aurora, Zoe, Henry, Ruby, Will, Charlotte and Liam.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a son, Arroll Oden; two sons-in-law, William J. Boylan and Kevin L. Yoder; daughter-in-law, Barbara Kilgus; three brothers, Gene, George and Rodger Lupold; and two sisters, Carrie Ann Sieg and Joyce Klusman.

Friends will be received from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Grenoble’s, 121 S. Main St., Muncy, where the funeral will be held at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Richard Robinson, officiating.

Burial will follow in the Muncy Cemetery.

The family will provide the flowers and suggests contributions in Janice’s name be made to the First United Methodist Church, 602 S. Market St., Muncy, PA 17756.