George
Janssen, 70
Glenwood
- George Janssen, 70, died on Thursday, March
13, 2003 at the Glacial Ridge Hospital.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, March 18 at the
Hoplin Funeral Home in Glenwood. Interment will be
held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 at the
Wikstrom Cemetery near Strandquist.
George
John Janssen was born on March 12, 1933, the son of
George and Amelia (Blum) Janssen in Pipestone. When
he was nine years old, the family moved to the
Terrace area, where he helped on the farm and
attended country school until the eighth grade. He
attended Glenwood High School, where he was active
in football, baseball, track and many other
activities.
He was
united in marriage to Myrtle Wikstrom on November
18, 1955 in Newfolden. The couple lived in various
areas of Minnesota until finally settling back in
Glenwood. He worked in many different fields
including farming, road crew, construction and
machining. Currently he had been working at Clyde
Machines in Glenwood until January 2003. He was
known around town as "Big George." George loved
teasing and joking around with his many friends. He
enjoyed traveling with his wife, remodeling their
home and spending time with his family.
Survivors
include his wife, Myrtle of Glenwood; three
daughters, Faye (Richard) Dicken of Thief River
Falls, Lana (Duane) Rau of Kensington, and Jill
(Jim) Walerius of Glenwood; one son, Cory (Kim)
Janssen of Texas; eight grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Harold (Darlene)
of Bismarck, N.D., and Donald (Elaine) of
Underwood; and many nieces and nephews.
George
was preceded in death by his parents; a son, George
Marty; and one infant sister, Eleanore.
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