Portland – On January 22, 2025, Janet A. Bird passed away from complications of shingles. She was born March 7, 1934, in Lowell, MA to Frederick V. and Elizabeth T. Lynch. Janet grew up in Presque Isle, ME and graduated from Deering High School in Portland. Janet was an at home mother to 7 children, a den leader, girl scout leader and active in the PTA. As the kids grew, she went to barber school in Lewiston where she met her 8th child, Danny Taylor. Janet is survived by her 7 children, Thomas Sawyer (Jenny), Tylene Sawyer Burke, Tracy Joslin, Theodore Sawyer (Stacy), Tori Sawyer Lynch (Sean), Todd Sawyer (Anna) and T Charles Frederick Sawyer (fiancé Bethany) and numerous nieces and nephews. She had 18 Grandchildren, 21 Great Grandchildren and 3 Great Great Grandchildren. She is predeceased by her parents, husband George E. Bird, sisters Mary Humphry, Theresa Mank, Dorothy Dunham, and Patricia White, and sons-in-law Christopher Burke and Alan Joslin. Visiting hours will be held Tuesday January 28, 2025 from 5-7 pm at A.T. Hutchins, 660 Brighton Avenue. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 Am Wednesday January 29, 2025 at St. Pius X, 492 Ocean Ave. Janet will be interned in Friendship, Maine at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the American Heart Association is requested. To share memories of Janet or to leave the family an online condolence, please visit www.athutchins.com