Janet Claire Roeber

COLERIDGE — Janet Claire Roeber, 69, Coleridge, died Feb. 24, 2018, at the Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be Feb. 28, at 2 p.m., at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Coleridge, with Rev. Russ Lambert officiating. Visitation and a Prayer Service were Tuesday at the church. Burial of the cremated remains will take place at a later date at the Ionia Cemetery, rural Newcastle. The Wintz Funeral Home, Coleridge, is in charge of arrangements Janet was born Nov. 25, 1948, in Mapleton, Iowa, to Lawrence Henry and Marjorie Frances (Linn) Lux. She grew up in the Ponca and Newcastle areas and graduated from the Allen high School in 1967. She married Micheal Roeber May 19, 1973, in Elk Pont, S.D. She lived in Sioux City, Iowa, and Allen and Dixon, before moving to Coleridge in 1984. She worked various jobs including IBP, farm work, house cleaning, and many years as a nursing assistant at nursing homes in Hartington, Coleridge and Norfolk. She enjoyed her hours at Bob’s Bar & Euni’s socializing while bartending. She most recently worked as a custodian at Wayne State College in Wayne. In 1997, she was proud to have received a Veterinary Care degree from Northeast Community College, Norfolk, NE Janet enjoyed gardening, camping, fishing, bowling, shuffle board, Indian powwows and the musical group Brule. Her favorite sport was whatever sport her grandkids were playing. She had a love for all animals and birds and always had a bag full of candy to give out. Janet is survived by a son, Jann Roeber, Sioux Falls, S.D.; a daughter, Heather and Jeremy Hall, Laurel; nine grandchildren, Shayla, Abigail, Bryce, Jacob, Madisyn, Kinsey, Kayton, Karlie and Jarred; her mother, Marjorie Lux, Laurel; two sisters, Diane Sullivan, Allen, and Alice and Mark Roeber, Allen; a brother, Richard Lux, Dixon; and a sister-in-law, Teri Lux, Sioux City, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her father; a brother, Donnie Lux; a sister, Susan Fandrich; and a brother-in-law, George Sullivan.