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Janet Heinz Obituary
Memorial services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date.
There will be a gathering of friends and family held one hour prior the service on Saturday.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa, Trinity Lutheran Church or the Lime Creek Nature Center.
Janet was born Friday, Nov. 13, 1931, in Rockwell, Iowa, the oldest daughter of Powers and Velva (Scholl) Rowe. She grew up in Clear Lake, graduated from high school there in 1949, and was proudly employed as a lifeguard at "city beach" and worked at the Outing Club and also at Imperial Seed Co. all at Clear Lake. Later she was employed at the Standard Oil district office in Mason City and as church secretary at both St. Paul Lutheran and First Presbyterian Churches in Mason City.
Janet was married to Al Heinz on April 27, 1952 (they met at the Surf Ballroom), celebrating 55 years of marriage this spring.
She was a member of P.E.O. (chapter KW) of Mason City, the Red Hat Society in Texas and served as president of the Jefferson Elementary School PTA in Mason City. She also volunteered for many years at North Iowa Medical Center and Mercy Hospital.
Other interests included her companion dogs, playing bridge, crafting ceramics, enjoying life as a winter Texan for the past 20 years, trips to Padre Island, Texas, weekend camping and get-a-way's to northwest Iowa and later the Mississippi River, vacations to Hawaii and twice to Alaska.
She is survived by her husband, Al Heinz, of Mason City; daughter, Janelle (Ken) Peterson; son, Fred (Cheri Ross) Heinz; grandsons, Eric Peterson and Kyle (Sara) Peterson; great-grandson, Tyler Peterson; sister, Shirley Ausenhus; brother-in-law, Paul (Jean) Heinz; nieces and nephews in the Mason City area, Brice (Dawn) Ausenhus, Melissa (Bob) Thoms, Jeff (Brenda) Heinz, Brian Heinz, Howard (Janel) Heinz, and Nancy (Glen) VanderPlas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers-in-law, Dean Ausenhus, S.H. Heinz; and sister-in-law, Norma Kliven.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home 641-423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
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Janet Thayer Laning
August 23, 2007
Sorry to hear of Janet's passing. I used to play with her and her sister Shirley when were all little. Lost track of Shirley would like to here from her again. My name was Janet Thayer than I was visiting at Dagmar Briars about a block from your house. We did all the kid things than. Janet Thayer Laning
Richard C. James
August 23, 2007
We were saddened to read of Janet's passing. Our deepest sympathy to all the family. She will be in our thoughts and prayers. Dick & Lynn James
Marilynn Anderson
August 21, 2007
Al,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you go through this very difficult time. For the 20+ years I lived next door to you I had lots of great "over the fence" visits with Janet. May God keep you strong.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Diane & John Nelson
August 20, 2007
Janelle, Ken, and family, Thinking of you all at this time of loss. You are in our prayers as you mourn the passing of your mother and grandmother. May she have eternal rest in God's loving care.
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