Janet Turnis Digmann (1941-2020)

DIGMANN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 5/12/2020 at 13:25:22

Janet Turnis Digmann age 78, died peacefully Saturday May 9, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.
Private family services will be held at this time. A public Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later date. Interment will be in the St. Paul Cemetery, Worthington, Iowa. Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello has taken Janet and her family into their care.
Please sign the guestbook for Janet at Goettschonline.com. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to the Alpha-1 Foundation, Delaware County Historical Society or Hopkinton Public Library.

Surviving is her husband, Jack, 9 children, Cathy (Wayne) McDermott, Dubuque, Cindy (Greg) Portis, Wheaton, IL. Doug (Regina) Digmann, Monticello, Carol Digmann, Colleen Digmann both of Cedar Rapids, Dan (Lori) Digmann, Marion, Carla (Larquis) Sowell, Cary, IL. David (Jen) Digmann, Marion, Connie (Jim) Mochal, Cedar Rapids, 15 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren and 4 sisters, Ruth Turnis, Dubuque, Mary Frances Jasper, Hopkinton, Norma McDonnell, Monticello, Rosie Heid, Hopkinton. She was preceded in death by her Parents, her infant son, Paul Francis Digmann, and siblings, Phil, Bill, Mark, Dick and Betty Turnis.

Janet Kathryn Turnis was born June 23, 1941 at the John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank J. and Mary Sherlock, Turnis. Janet received her education at St. Paul Catholic School in Worthington graduating with the class of 1959. She then went to work at the Monticello State Bank. Janet married Jack Digmann on June 22, 1961 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Worthington. The couple farmed near Hopkinton where they raised their family of 10 children. Janet was a member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church and the Kensington Club. Janet was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed by all.