Janet G

Harris

Janet Harris, 88, of Eight Mile passed away peacefully at her home on November 10, 2026.

Janet was born on February 16, 1938, in Grace Idaho, to DeVal and Emma Gillett. She was the second of their three kids. Janet grew up in Grace helping her dad in his wood shop, usually cleaning up saw dust where she admitted to hiding it under loose floor boards. She told a lot of stories about playing with her friends in the neighbor’s barns and around town as she grew up. She was always proud of being a “Red Devil” from Grace.

She met her sweetheart McGee in high school and after graduation they were married and sealed in the Logan, Utah Temple on November 2, 1956. They then moved to Eight Mile where they made their home and raised their family. Janet was a great wife, mother and grandmother.

Janet learned to cook as she made the meals for the big hay crews during the summer. Her apple pies and homemade bread were the best around. She loved sharing recipes, especially with her daughters and her daughters-in-law. She carried on with this skill when she started a guest ranch business in 1994 cooking for people that came from all over the world.

Janet loved animals, especially dogs. She always had a dog from her early years in Grace to the very last day in Eight Mile. She loved life and had a mischievous side and a sly sense of humor that many didn’t see. She always enjoyed a good prank.

Janet was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She loved her Heavenly Father and her Savior. She had a strong testimony of the Gospel and served in many callings in the church including as a Relief Society President, Ward Missionary, Temple Worker and Nursery Leader with her husband McGee.

Janet is survived by her brother Tim (Suzanne) Gillett, sons, Wade (Renee) Harris, Todd (Cindy) Harris, Kurt (Jackie) Harris, Mark (Cheryl) Harris, daughter Silvia (Dante) Frassa, son-in-law, Wayne Zickgraf, 26 grandkids, and 54 great-grandkids.

Janet is preceded in death by her husband C. McGee Harris, her daughter Zan Zickgraf, her sister Marilyn Gage, her parents Deval and Emma Gillett, and a grandson, Kolten Harris.

A graveside service will be held in her memory on November 13th, 2026, at 11:00 am in the Lago Cemetery, Lago Idaho.