Jan
Hams, 49
Thief
River Falls - Jan Hams, 49, died Monday, April
29, 2002 at her home in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May
2, at Zion 
Lutheran
Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. Gary Johnson
officiating. Ida Nordvall will be the organist, and
Diane Johnson will be the soloist. Cindy Halloway
will be the crossbearer. Casketbearers will include
Noel Joppru, Wade Joppru, Tyson Treat, Michael
Swanson, Timothy Benson, Kyle Evenson, Daniel
Hoffart, and Shane McNatton. Interment will be in
Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls.
Visitation
will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer
service today (Wednesday, May 1) at Green Funeral
Home in Thief River Falls. Visitation will also be
held for one hour prior to services at the church.
Jan
Denise Joppru was born on February 26, 1953 in
Thief River Falls, the daughter of Melvin and
Mildred (Hagen) Joppru. She was baptized and
confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church and attended
schools in Thief River Falls, graduating from
Lincoln High School in 1971. Following high school,
she graduated from Northland Community College and
the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
On
June 6, 1971, Jan was united in marriage to
Mitchell Alan Hams at Zion Lutheran Church. She
worked at Joppru's Inc. and Digi-Key.
Jan
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church where she held
the offices of president, vice president and
secretary of the church council, and chair of the
Christian Education board.
She
enjoyed golf, bowling, camping at Cass Lake, and
especially, spending time with family and friends.
Jan
is survived by her husband, Mitch; a daughter,
Melissa Hams of Thief River Falls; a son, Jonathan
Hams of Greenbush; her mother, Mildred Joppru of
Thief River Falls; three brothers, Donald (Kyle)
Joppru, Dean (Pam) Joppru, and Rocky (Ann) Joppru,
all of Thief River Falls; a sister, Barbara (Arlen)
Overbye of Lakeville; and several nieces and
nephews.
Her
father and a brother, Terry Joppru, preceded her in
death. A00003B2002MY01
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