Schwinefus, Janice A. (Jones) 1938 - 2025
SCHWINEFUS, JONES, POWER, MILLER
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 3/22/2025 at 14:28:33
Funeral service for Janice A. Schwinefus will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday March 22, 2025 at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley. Burial will be in the Chester Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until time of service at the funeral home.
Janice Schwinefus, age 86, of Ostrander, MN passed away Saturday March 15, 2025 at the Ostrander Care Center. She was born August 02, 1938 to Donald and Lavona (Power) Jones in Marion, IA. Janice attended and graduated from Chester High School in 1956. On May 20, 1961 she was united in marriage to Richard Schwinefus in Cresco, IA. Janice worked for Super Value in Spring Valley, Darrell’s Meat Locker and worked on the farm alongside her husband Richard before starting work at the Post Office in Rochester, MN. She was later named Post Master in Ostrander where she worked for 20 years retiring in 2004.
Over the years Janice enjoyed bowling, March Madness, playing catcher for the fast pitch softball team, going on summer trips, seeing most of the 50 states, and going on trips to the casino. She also loved her animals, was known for driving white cars and was proud of the fact that she was a lung cancer survivor.
She is survived by her children: Kyle Schwinefus of Ostrander, MN, Wade (Tammy) Schwinefus of Spring Valley, MN and LaRae (Alan) Miller of Hammond, WI, grandchildren: Lee (Tara) Schwinefus, Trevor Miller and Trent (Sylvia) Schwinefus and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents Donald and Lavona, husband Richard “Dick” in 2004, her brother Richard “Dick” Jones and sister June Jones.
Source: Hindt Funeral Home database
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