Janet Cae Brownbridge

Janet Cae Brownbridge, age 65, of Upland, California, passed away on November 13, 2025. Janet was born on October 27, 1960, in Alliance, Nebraska, to Duane Earl and Fern Maxine Neumann of Alliance, Nebraska. Janet held a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from California State University, San Bernardino. She started her career as a teacher in the Special Education department at Chaffey High School in Ontario. Her joy in life was to help those who needed it the most and she stayed in that area of education as an Assistant Principal over Special Education at Montclair High School in Montclair, CA., as an advisor over Special Education at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, and ending her career at Colony High School in Ontario. In 2019, Janet received the Distinguished Service Award presented by Chaffey Joint Union HS District and will forever be remembered within the halls of the district office. Janet’s love of law steered her towards obtaining her paralegal and a stint on the San Bernardino County Grand Jury in 1993-94. After the Grand Jury appointment, Janet continued to volunteer for the betterment of youth by joining the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission in 1995. In this role, Janet toured County juvenile facilities all over San Bernardino County. In 2015, Janet became a minister with the Universal Life Unitarian Church. Her desire to preside over marriage came naturally as her dad, Duane, presided over her marriage to Brian in 1987. She used this position to preside over the marriage of her good friends and family, in particular the secret marriage between Jon and Ai Nhi Brownbridge in Santa Barbara on the 29th of February, 2016. The love of children with learning difficulties stemmed from the challenges dealing with schools as a young parent advocating for her own and turning it into a career focus for other parents in the same situation. Janet’s hobbies included camping each year at Yosemite and Avila Beach at Port San Luis where her love of the dogs came through with them running free on the beach with thousands of their new best friends. Other hobbies included quilt making, gardening, soap making, and beekeeping. The love of speed was always at the forefront of her mind, the love of fast cars and motorcycle rides through Yosemite were highlights of happiness. Janet is survived by her loving husband, Brian, of 38 years. Janet was preceded in death by her father, Duane Earl Neumann, and survived by her mother, Fern Neumann, sisters, Bevon Martinez, Patsy Stukas, and Jerri Jo Schilling. Janet’s children, Paul Sr., Brian Jr., Jonathan, and Jennifer gave her a bounty of 11 grandchildren: Anastasia, Paul Jr., Sara, Sadie, Luke, Ava, Jacob, Evan, Troy, Zoe, and Ari. Memorial services will be conducted on December 15th at Preston and Simons Mortuary, 3358 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California 9250.

Janet Cae Brownbridge

October 27, 1960 - November 13, 2025