Janet "Jan" S. Francis
December 8, 1940 - June 1, 2014
Janet S. 'Jan' Francis age 73
of Lincoln
Died Sunday June 1, 2014
at Nye Legacy Health and Rehab in Fremont
Jan was born December 8, 1940 in rural Hooper to Raymond and Irene 'Pedersen' Francis. She was raised on the farm north of Bluffs Trinity Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hooper High School in 1958. After high school Jan went to Dana College in Blair and graduated in 1964. Jan moved to Aurora, Colorado where she taught school for 30 years. She moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 2000. Jan spent her time volunteering. She read text books that were recorded for people who were unable to read at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She then continued to read books that were recorded for the Christian Reading Services. Jan also volunteered as an usher at the Lied Performing Arts Center. Jan loved sports and while teaching in Colorado she also was the official score keeper for the high school softball and boys basketball teams. Jan was very active at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora and after moving to Lincoln she became very involved at United Lutheran Church.
Survivors:
Siblings Brenda (Sieg) Krueger of Fremont
Gloria (Gordon) Breithaupt of Fremont
Wayne (Sharon) Francis of Fremont
Carol (Russ) Munch of Bay City, Texas
Nieces and Nephews David (VanNessa) Krueger
Karl Krueger
Kristy (Steven) Broers
Darcy (Nate) Metschke
Jeremy (Jill) Francis
Tim (Amber) Francis
Katie (Oscar) Duran
Chris Munch
Jessy Munch
12 great nieces and nephews
Jan was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Diana.
The funeral will be 10am Wednesday at Bluffs Trinity Lutheran Church northwest of Fremont. The Rev. Dr. Neal Anthony will officiate. Visitation on Tuesday will be 3pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont. Memorials are suggested to Camp Carol Joy Holling or the ELCA Mission to Tanzania.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.
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