Janene Kay Oettel

Janene Kay Oettel, 51, died on March 24, 2012 at her residence in Laurel. She was born on July 3, 1960 to the late Frank and Betty Oettel in Michigan. She graduated in 1978 from Eisenhower High School in Sterling Heights, Michigan. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison College at Michigan State and a Master's degree from Michigan State University. She was a member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators since 1991. She worked as an Assistant Director of the International Students and Scholars Office at Cornell University and the Director of the International Student and Scholar Office at Towson University where she retired.
In addition to her parents Janene was preceded in death by her sister Diane Oettel. She is survived by her husband of 10 years Michael Lorei; son Alexander William Lorei; siblings Don Oettel, Kathy Warner, twin sisters Trisha Roberts and Pam Oettel. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition --donations accepted at http://www.ovarian.org/donate.php or the PMP Research Foundation --donations accepted at https://www.pmpcure.org/donate .

The PMP Research Foundation sponsors the Heat-It-to-Beat-It relay which was founded in 2010. Janene and her family and friends participated in the relay in 2010 and 2011 and plan to continue the tradition for many years to come. Proceeds from the relay benefit the groundbreaking research being led by Arnando Sardi, MC, Director of the Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. Sardi and his colleague, Vadim Guschin, MD, who conducted Janene's surgery, are among the few surgical oncologists in the world who specialize in the HIPEC surgery, a complex procedure involving heated chemotherapy. Relay supports the study of the cancer and treatment, including the HIPEC surgery that Janene underwent in Aug 2010