Janice Elma Vreeman, 81, of Rochester, Minn., passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Cottagewood in Rochester, surrounded by her loving family.
Janice was born on November 14, 1938, to Leonard and Elma (Schmidt) Jeche in Wykoff, Minn. Janice graduated from Wykoff High School in 1956. She then moved to Rochester and worked at Olmsted County Bank.
On October 4, 1958, Janice and Wendell were married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wykoff. They made their home in Rochester and she then was employed in the Rochester School District.
Janice enjoyed time at the lake, wintering in Texas, gardening, her many friends, and, especially, her four grandsons, Bryan, Trevor, Zachary and Adam.
Janice is survived by her husband of 61 years, Wendell; daughter Linda Wagner (Rick Bell) of Lake Elmo, daughter Brenda (Kurt) Reicks of Preston, and son Greg Vreeman (Linda Stiller) of Stewartville; grandsons Bryan (Keeli) Wagner, Trevor (Brianna) Wagner, Zachary (Bree) Reicks and Adam Reicks; and also by two great-grandchildren, Owen Wagner and Graceyn Reicks; and brothers Merlyn (Margaret) Jeche and Rodney (Rosemary) Jeche, both from Rochester.
Our special thanks to the staff at Cottagewood 5 and Mayo Hospice.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7 with memorial service at 11 a.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Rochester.
Anonymous says
Janice was very nice to me when I was a freshman in high school. She had gone to Wykoff in her grade school years and I came to Wykoff High School after attending Cherry Grove Country School for eight years. I knew absolutely nothing about town life or even how to find the lunchroom. She sat behind me in one of my classes and helped me learn my way around the school. Blessing to all of Janice’s family from her former classmate, Carolyn Nagel Erickson, at Amidon, North Dakota