Obituary of Janice Bertha Mensen

PETERSBURG, IOWA Janice B. Mensen, 81, of Dyersville and formerly of Petersburg died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at home in the Ellen Kennedy Living Center. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville. Friends may continue to call from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Thursday prior to funeral services. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015, at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg with burial in the church Cemetery. Rev. John O'Connor will officiate. Janice was born October 23, 1933, in Petersburg the daughter of Hugo and Regina (Deutmeyer) Funke. She married Laverne Mensen on Oct. 8, 1953, in Dyersville. Together they farmed on the Mensen family farm north of Petersburg. While on the farm, Janice was a homemaker and also cooked at the Petersburg Hall, the Dyersville Senior Center and SS. Peter & Paul Grade School. In April of 1989, they retired and moved into Petersburg, and finally moved to the Ellen Kennedy Living Center in January of 2015. She is survived by her husband, Laverne, 6 children: Karen (Ron) Hillers of Guttenberg, Kenny (Kathy) Mensen of Cedar Rapids, Ronnie (Deb) Mensen of Earlville, Duane (Celeste Nunemaker) Mensen of Solon, Carla (Dan) Lechtenberg of Manchester and Pat Mensen of Petersburg; 18 grandchildren: Jeremy (Kristina) Hillers, Jason (Jamie) Hillers, Laurie (John) Donovan, Becky (Scott) Siegel, Jenny (Brad McIntire) Mensen, Eric (Tasha) Mensen, Tim Mensen, Kristy (Justin) Penner, Ashley (Tanner) Warrington, Kelli (Travis Schaunaman) Mensen, Kerry (John) Anton, Chris (Nichol) Mensen, Angie (John) Dolan, Ben Lechtenberg, Greg Mensen, LCP Austin Mensen, Morgan Mensen and Kyle Mensen; 16 great-grandchildren, and another due in May; 7 siblings: Verna Lee Digman, Lois (Art) Kern, Theresa (Charlie) Schindler and Darlene (Wayne) Wegmann, Leon (Karen) Funke and Floyd (Janet) Funke, all of Dyersville, Rita (Lawrence) Lansing of New Vienna, IA. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 sisters, Mary Lou Funke and Dorothy (and her husband, Leo Mensen), brother-in-law: Edward Digman, and a great-grandson, James Anton