Leanna M. Janssen, 81, Pacific Jct.

January 10, 1930 - May 5, 2011
 
    Leanna Marie Janssen, 81, of Pacific Junction, passed away May 5, 2011, at Tabor Manor. Funeral services were held Monday, May 9, 2011, at the Hertz Funeral Home in Glenwood with interment in the Martin Chapel Cemetery near Pacific Junction.  A memorial fund has been established.
    One of 13 children of Caleb Fisher and Lulu Myrtle (Piatt) Fisher, she was born Jan. 10, 1930, in Pacific Junction. She attended school in Pacific Junction and graduated in 1948.
    Leanna and Edward Howard Janssen were united in marriage June 15, 1948, in Creston. They made their home in Pacific Junction and their marriage was blessed with seven children, Lulu Marie, Nancy Dale, Caleb Edward, Lola Evelyn, Mary Lou, Loyd Lee and Leonard Dean. Leanna enjoyed being a mother and housewife and after the children were grown, worked for 15 years at the Glenwood State Hospital School as a night watchman.
    Leanna and Ed enjoyed many vacations by way of Amtrak. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and playing bingo.  She also had quite a sense of humor and liked to play practical jokes on people and draw her special little pictures for everyone.
    Leanna and Ed had been married 55 years when Ed died at the Glen Haven Home in Glenwood, July 5, 2003.  Leanna continued to live in her home until moving Dec. 27, 2010, to the Tabor Manor, where she passed away.
    Leanna was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; infant daughter, Mary Lou; brothers, Benjamin, Lewis, Leonard, Lorren, Loyd, Dale, Lou Dean, and Larry; and sisters, Deloma, Lila, Lola, and Daisy. She is survived by her children, Lulu Truhlicka and husband Frank of Fargo, N.D.; Nancy Anglen of Pacific Junction; Caleb Janssen and wife Elida of Port Orange, Fla.; Lola Michaelsen and husband Harry, and Loyd Janssen and wife Brigitte, all of Pacific Junction; and Leonard Janssen and wife Tracey of Niceville, Fla.; 20 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.   
    Hertz Funeral Home in Glenwood was in charge of arrangements.