Janet E. Bautch, 72, of Winona, died Friday, October 5, 2018, at Mayo Health System – St. Marys Campus. Janet was born July 18, 1946, to Martin and Alpha (Haugen) Peterson in southeast Minnesota. She grew up in Lanesboro and attended Lanesboro High School. After high school, she graduated from Winona Secretarial School and worked at various bookkeeping and factory positions while raising two wonderful children, Chace and Chellie. Janet married Donald Bautch on July 5, 2003, and they lived in Rushford. After they lost their home completely in the 2007 flood, they relocated to Winona. What Janet enjoyed the most was spending time with family and friends, visits to see Chellie and family in California, occasional gambling and shopping excursions.
She is survived by her children, Chace Kingsley and Chellie (David) Shaffer; step-children Kim Suchla, Laurie (Jim Pienttok) Bautch, Don (Jeannette) Bautch, and Daniel Bautch; grandchildren Dalton, Cole, Sydney, Michelle, Erika, Alayna, Benjamin, Dorian, and Calysta; and many step great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald, in 2016, her parents, two brothers and one sister.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, October 20, 2018, with visitation one hour prior at Hoff Celebration of Life Center, Goodview.