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Janice M. ‘Jackie’ Kelly | Verna Weist | Dan L. Willson | Romaine E. Ashelin | Orenetta Gummert | John Carl Schroeder
Janice M. ‘Jackie’ Kelly
Janice M. “Jackie” Kelly, 64, of Winona died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Jan was born in 1944, in Winona, to Florence (Kubicek) and Everett Goetzman. She married Walt Kelly in November 1966 in Winona. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Experimental Aircraft Association — Max Conrad Charter; Winona Amateur Radio Club. She was a former member of the board of directors of Winona Marriage and Family Counseling Service.
Jan was a very smart gal with a special talent for acceptance in working with people. She grew up with a twin sister who is developmentally disabled, and Jan graduated second in her class. She loved motherhood, and as the bipolar disorder developed, she put less time into employment and more into nurturing her family. She used mental health services as a client, then returned the favor by serving nine years on the board, working as a community support worker, and until recently, as a hospital auxiliary volunteer. She kept a journal since high school, and from its notes, wrote the story of her life with mental illness, “Journey To The Sun.” (www.hbci.com/~wkelly/)
Her passion was to show people that one can have a productive life even if you have a mental illness. She has had several articles published internationally that describe both her and her family’s experiences. During this illness, those articles have been asked for by her caregivers, as they have family with these issues.
Jan is survived by her husband, Walt; three sons, Ben (fiancé: Rebecca Nase), Andy, Tony (dear friend: Jeff LaFleur); her mother, Florence Goetzman; a sister, Joanne Goetzman; aunts and uncles, Rosanne Kubicek, Shirley Kubicek, Charles Kubicek and Gordon Holte; and other relatives. A son, Brian, died in infancy.
A time of sharing for Jan will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home, Winona, with Jan’s good friend, Pastor Kathy Redig, presiding. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Winona.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials which will be used to help people affected by mental illness, especially bipolar disorder, their families, and medical practitioners, to better understand and more effectively work with them.
Words of sympathy or remembrance may be left at www.fawcett-junkerfuneralhome.com. Services entrusted to Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Winona.
Verna Weist
Nov. 22, 1916 — Oct. 26, 2008
WHITEHALL, Wis. — Verna Weist, 91, of Whitehall, formerly of La Crosse, Wis., died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, at Tri-County Memorial Nursing Home, Whitehall.
She was born Nov. 22, 1916, in Trempealeau Township to Webster and Grace (Wilber) Calkins.
Survivors include four children, Alan Weist of Blair, Wis., Becky (Dennis) Maule of Independence, Wis., Penny (Keith) Mathson of Blair and James Weist of Miami; five grandchildren, Kim (Paul) Cassem of Holmen, Greg Maule of Rochester, Minn., Kara (Travis) Nehring of Milwaukee, Sara Mathson of Blair and Kurt (Liza) Mathson of Milwaukee; four great-grandchildren, Alex Cassem, Kelsey and Laura Nehring and Logan Mathson.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery, Centerville.
Edison Funeral Home, Independence, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Dan L. Willson
Aug. 25, 1923 — Oct. 25, 2008
ST. PAUL, Kan. — Dan L. Willson, 85, of St. Paul died at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village after a brief illness.
He was born Aug. 25, 1923, at Lincoln Township in Labette County, a son of Foster Sare and Eva Lavon (Crosser) Willson. He grew up there and attended the former Oak Grove and Moriarty country schools. He graduated from St. Paul Public High School in 1941. He enlisted the U.S. Army in 1943 and served in France and the Philippines during World War II. After his discharge in 1946, he returned to the area and later received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from the Kansas State Teacher’s College (now Pittsburg State). He taught at the Oklahoma Military Academy at Claremore before receiving his Ph.D. in botany at Oklahoma University in Norman. He taught biology at the Central Oklahoma University at Edmond and Central Washington University at Ellensburg, Wash. He also served as head of the biology department at Central Washington University at Ellensburg. Dan retired in 1985 as dean emeritus (dean of sciences and mathematics and dean of graduate studies) and professor of biology from Winona State University of Minnesota.
Dan returned to St. Paul in 1987. He had been active in community affairs, serving on the boards of the Osage Mission-Neosho County Historical Society, the Prairie Mission Retirement Village, Mission Estates, St. Paul City Planning commission, Sandpoint, St. Paul Saddle Club, the Graves Memorial Library and the St. Paul School Scholarship Committee. His life was dedicated to education and supporting people in their efforts to improve their lives and the lives of their fellow man.
Survivors include three nephews and seven nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Lloyd Willson, Joe Willson and Ray Willson and one sister, Vada (Willson) Smith.
At Dan’s request, no funeral services will be held. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the St. Paul Schools, for the St. Paul Public School District No. 14 Alumni Teacher Scholarship Fund or to the Prairie Mission Retirement Village Activity Fund. These may be mailed to Carson-Wall Funeral Home, 403 Main, St. Paul, KS 66771. The Carson-Wall Funeral Home of St. Paul is in charge of arrangements.
Romaine E. Ashelin
STOCKTON, Minn. — Romaine E. Ashelin, 70, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at his home on Stockton Hill.
Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service Hansen Goodview Chapel will be assisting the family with the arrangements.
Orenetta Gummert
Orenetta Gummert, 97, of Winona died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, at Community Memorial Hospital, Winona.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Grace Presbyterian Church, Winona.
Visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona.
Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Winona.
John Carl Schroeder
John Carl Schroeder, 90, of Nodine, Minn., died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, at his home.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Nodine.
Visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Burial in Hiler Cemetery, Nodine.
Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Winona.
