Jans, Arta 1922-2013

JANS, PLANTAGE, HULSTEIN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 9/13/2013 at 11:01:47

Life Legacy - Memorial Funeral Home Sioux Center Obituary.

Arta Jans, 90, of Sioux Center, IA died Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at Royale Meadows Care Center of Sioux Center.

A visitation will be held on Friday from 4-8PM, with the family present from 5-7PM at Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.

Interment will be held prior to the memorial service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11AM at Central Reformed Church with Rev. R. Van Rathbun officiating.

In lieu of flowers or gift items, the Jans family prefer memorials be directed to Central Reformed Church or Royale Meadows Care Center, c/o Sioux Center Community Hospital Foundation.

Arta G. Jans was born September 16, 1922 to Cornelius and Tina (Plantage) Hulstein in Hull, Iowa. She attended country school and Sioux Center Community High School.

On February 18, 1949, Arta married Marion Jans at the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. The couple farmed near Sioux Center and Hull before moving to Jasper, Minnesota in 1958 where they continued to farm until 1972. In February of 1986, Arta and Marion moved back to Sioux Center. Marion preceded Arta in death on July 16, 1992.

Arta was a member of Central Reformed Church of Sioux Center.

She is survived by four children: Norman Jans (special friend, Linda) of Hartford, SD; Verna (Thomas) Gertgen of Spicer, MN; Thelma Bamford (special friend, Mike Koutny) of Alva, FL; Calvin (Marsha) Jans of Pipestone, MN; son-in-law, Daniel Saue of Willmar, MN; her six grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Arta was preceded in death by a daughter, Anna Saue; her parents and brother and sister-in-law, William and Mary Hulstein.