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JANICE M. NEWMAN
August 19, 1937 - April 15, 2016

Janice was born August 19, 1937, the daughter of Roy and Lydia (Welper) Deters.  She attended school in Caledonia and Waukon High School.  On November 14, 1954 she married Peter Newman at St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Eitzen, Minnesota.  She worked at KQYB radio and in the family plumbing business for many years.  She was a member of the Mabel United Methodist Church and enjoyed fishing, playing cribbage, and her cat Tigger.

Jan passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at Caledonia Care and Rehab in Caledonia, Minnesota at the age of 78.

Janice is survived by four children Michael (Catherine) of Mabel, Nikki (John Lampe) of St. Paul, Randy (Julie) of Canton, and Roslyn (Paul) Forde of Fountain; five grandchildren Nathan Forde, Tessa and Tyler Newman, and Eric and Ryan Newman; and many great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband Peter and her parents. 

The family would like to thank her Heartland Hospice team as well as the staffs of the Meadows of Mabel and Caledonia Care and Rehab for their compassionate care.

Memorial service will be 1 PM Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Mabel United Methodist Church in Mabel, Minnesota with Pastor David Stoeger officiating.  Burial will be in the Mabel Public Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the Mabel United Methodist Church or the Mabel Public Cemetery. 

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