Janet F. Talbott

Rockwell City – Janet Talbott 67, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at Emanuel-St. John Lutheran Church, Lytton, with Pastor Ben Worley officiating. Burial will be at St. John Lutheran Cemetery, north of Lytton. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Emanuel-St. Johns Church Youth Ministries. Janet is survived by her husband Mark; daughter Michelle Talbott of Lytton; son Jeff (Stacy) Talbott of Lytton; grandchildren, SaraJo and Jewel Talbott; two brothers, David (Marlene) Lake, and Don Lake, all of Guthrie Center; mother-in-law Dorothy Talbott of Rockwell City; sister-in-law Sandi Maulsby of Rockwell City; and her aunt Karen Rix of Manson; and other relatives and friends. Also surviving are special lifelong friends, Jane and Verne Webb of Rockwell City, Linda Baum of Sac City, and Hanford Voyles of Lytton. Janet was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Esther Rix Lake; father-in-law, John Talbott; brother-in-law Noel Maulsby; and uncle Arnold Rix. Janet Faye Lake Talbott was born January 13, 1950 at Fort Dodge, Iowa. She graduated from Lytton High School, with the Class of 1968. Janet attended Wartburg College and graduated from Buena Vista University with a teaching degree. On September 5, 1971 she was united in marriage to Mark Talbott at Emanuel-St. John Lutheran Church in Lytton. Janet taught 5th grade school in Mercedes, Texas, was a substitute teacher, and a librarian for the Rockwell City Public Library. She retired from Stewart Memorial Community Hospital after 15 years in dietary services. Following her retirement, Janet enjoyed caring for her granddaughters. She was an active member of Emanuel-St. John Lutheran Church, and a past member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rockwell City. Janet also made meals for the children involved with EPIC for several years.