Janet L. Noecker

Janet Noecker

LINCOLN — Janet L. Noecker, 82, Lincoln, formerly of Hartington, died April 29, 2023, at the Monarch, Lincoln.

Mass of Christian Burial will be May 4, at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Hartington, with the Rev. Owen Korte officiating.

Burial will be at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Hartington. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5-8 p.m., with a Vigil service at 7 p.m., at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington. Visitation will continue Thursday, at church, one hour prior to services.

Pallbearers will be Brent Heikes, Shawn Heikes, Mitchell Heikes, Zach Steffen, Ryan Noecker and Kaiden Noecker.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.

Janet Lorinda was born June 9, 1940, in Ames, Iowa, to Merton Ercen Lewis and Pauline Nelly (Kelly) Cline. She grew up in Plainview and went to elementary school there until she attended Notre Dame Academy, Omaha, for grades seven, eight and nine. After testing out of classes early, Jan studied abroad for her sophomore year of high school. Jan then attended Holy Trinity High School, Hartington, with the help of her brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Don and Chris Cline who lived in Hartington, graduating in 1958. Jan attended the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, for one year and later received her bachelor’s degree from Mount Marty College, Yankton, S.D., in social sciences.

Jan met Larry Noecker in high school and they were married Nov. 25, 1961, in Hartington. Jan was a stay at home mom while raising her five children, Todd, Julie, Dave, Carmen, and Brian. Jan then worked at the nursing home and was a teller at the Federal Land Bank, Hartington. She worked as a volunteer Hospice specialist before moving to Lincoln in 1992, where she continued to do social work.

Jan was a former member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, where she held an hour of perpetual adoration and attended daily Mass for many years. She also belonged to the Catholic Daughters of America. Jan belonged to a bridge club and enjoyed playing cards and socializing with her friends. She enjoyed cooking, baking gardening, and loved animals – horses, dogs and cats. She also liked to refinish furniture.

Jan is survived by her five children Todd Noecker and fiance, Cindy Gessert, Omaha; Julie Swanson, Vermillion, S.D.; Dave (Ann) Noecker, Lincoln; Carmen Steffen, Bow Valley; Brian (Tanja) Noecker, Lincoln; 14 grandchildren, Kaitlyn (Riley) Smith, Ryan Noecker, Sydney Noecker, Brent (Lacey) Heikes, Shawn Heikes, Mitchell Heikes, Ella Noecker, Adaline Noecker, Danielle (Ezra) Schantz, Zach (Kallie) Steffen, Mallorie Steffen, Kaiden Noecker, Tess Noecker and Norah Noecker; three great-grandchildren, Madison Webster, Daveigha Heikes, Emery Schantz; and two sisters-in-law, Chris Cline, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Lorna Noecker, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents; former husband, Larry Noecker; and four siblings, Marjorie, Lois, Don and John.