JAN MITCHELL - OBIT - 01/24/13 12:51 S.S.
A NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY LAND-USE ACTIVIST HAS DIED. 75 YEAR-OLD “JAN” MITCHELL, WHO WAS AN OWNER OF A NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY RANCH, SUCCUMBED TO KIDNEY FAILURE ON MONDAY. MITCHELL REPORTEDLY BATTLED WITH MONTEREY COUNTY SUPERVISORS OVER GROWTH AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR ALMOST 2 DECADES…ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIAL RANCHO SAN JUAN SUBDIVISION NORTH OF SALINAS, AS WELL AS A SUBDIVISION THAT SOMEONE WANTED TO CREATE ADJACENT TO HER HOME. MITCHELL IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF 31 YEARS, AND HER CHILDREN AND STEP-CHILDREN, AS WELL AS SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN, AND 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT 9 A.M. FEBRUARY 1ST AT QUEEN OF HEAVEN CEMETERY, WITH A CELEBRATION OF HER LIFE TO BEGIN AT NOON THAT DAY AT THE PRUNEDALE GRANGE ON MORO ROAD.
