Ranschau, Janet, Mrs. Henry, 1915-2003

RANSCHAU, VANDEWEERD, BONTHUIS, BARTMAN, VANDEVEGTE, CROSBY

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/27/2010 at 22:27:17

Janet Ranschau, 88, died Thursday, October 23, 2003, at Canton-Inwood Hospital. Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 28, at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley with Rev. Mike Van Hamersveld officiating. Burial is at Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley.

Jennie "Janet" Vande Weerd was born May 7, 1915, at Rock Valley, daughter of Henry and Alice (Bonthuis) Vande Weerd. After graduating from the Rock Valley Public High School and obtaining her teaching certificate, she taught in a country school between Rock Valley and Doon. Janet married Ralph Bartman August 12, 1936, at Rock Valley. They lived east of Rock Valley, Michigan, and Sheldon, IA, before moving to California in 1960. Ralph died November 10, 1972. She married Oscar Vande Vegte June 4, 1973. They lived in Rock Valley. Oscar died June 3, 1978. Janet married Henry Ranschau on October 19, 1979. He died August 3, 1996. Janet lived at Trail Ridge Retirement Community at Sioux Falls, SD, 4 years before moving to Fellowship Village at Inwood, IA, 2 months ago.

Surviving relatives include her son and his wife, Henry and Dorothy Bartman of Canton, SD; daughter and her husband, Clarene and Tom Stansbury of Long Beach, CA; foster son Emmet Crosby of South Sioux City, NE; 2 brothers and their wives, Chester and Frances Vande Weerd of Rock Valley, Franklin and Myrna Vande Weerd of Coeur D'Alene, ID; brother-in-law, Michael Loffredo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA; step-children; 5 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.

Janet was preceded in death by her husbands; brothers, Aldert and Clarence Vande Weerd; sisters, Mabel Schemper and Lorraine Loffredo.

Memorials may be directed to the First Reformed Church Fellowship Hall.

Source: Rock Valley Bee, Oct. 29, 2003.