Janette Sanders

CLINTON — Our beloved Mother Janette Sanders, 89, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Mercy Living Center. Funeral services will be on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. on May 28, 2009, at Lemke Funeral Home North, 2304 N. 2nd Street. Visitation will be between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 27th, at Lemke North. Burial will be at the Springdale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her three grandsons, John, David and Wesley Hohman along with Bob Long, Kent Burlingame and Gary Koehler. Mary Janette "Jan" Sanders was born on October 14, 1919, in Bellevue, Iowa, the only child of Jacob and Tillie (Taylor) Felderman. The family moved to Clinton in 1922 and she graduated from Clinton High School in 1937. She married Wayne E. Sanders in December 13, 1942. His life was cut short on January 5, 1950. She worked at Western Transportation Company from 1953 to 1971. She then went into business for herself owning and operating Harmony Unlimited, a record/gift store, from 1972 to 1984. In high school she was a member of many clubs and an avid participant in many women's sports of the day enjoying gymnastics and basketball throughout her life. She had a love of animals that she passed down to her children. First with horses and Shetland ponies and in the 1970s she began to raise and show Schipperkee's, a breed of dog unique in its rarity. She raised and exhibited over 60 champions finding great joy along with local, regional and national acclaim with her dog Harmony's Heavensent (Angel) winning the National Schipperkee Specialty in 1985. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Schipperkee Club of America; Clinton, Iowa, Kennel Club and the Illiana Schipperkee Club. She is survived by her two daughters, Linda Sanders of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and Waynette (John) Hohman of Oro Valley, Arizona; a son, Joseph Sanders of Clinton; a granddaughter, Monica Mullen; three grandsons; and two great-granddaughters, Ciara and Kiana Mullen. She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents. In lieu of flowers, she wanted any donations to go to the Clinton Kennel Club. Death date: May 21, 2009