Janice Marie Whelan
March 14, 1944 — October 5, 2012
Janice Marie Whelan, age 68, of Osceola, Missouri, peacefully left this life October 5, 2012 in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, with family by her side.
Jan was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 14, 1944 to Elsie and Frank Horst and had one sister, Sandra. She completed her high school diploma in 1979, for which she and her family were very proud. Jan dedicated her life to her four children: Kevin, Keith, Kim and Kathy, often sacrificing her own needs to provide for theirs. She lived most of her life in the Avoca area, retiring to Osceola, Missouri in 2000.
She was widowed in 2011 when her much-loved husband, Lonnie Randall Whelan, left this life. She was previously married to Terry Kobs, and her beloved, Bill Pope. Her hobbies included cooking, antiquing, writing, visiting with friends and going to garage sales. She had an incredible sense of humor and was always quick with a laugh or a funny story.
Full of life, Jan loved being adventurous, even trekking out into dangerous weather just to see it – nearly getting washed down the Nishnabotna River on one such excursion. She became a faithful member of the Dunnegan Bible Baptist Church in Dunnegan, Missouri and found a church family full of love.
Jan is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and Dick Bannick of Princeton, Iowa; her children and their spouses: Kevin and Sheril Kobs of Avoca, Iowa, Kim Kobs and Angela Miller of Tennessee, Kathy and Randy McTwiggin of Arizona and Keith and Cindy Kobs of Missouri Valley, Iowa; grandchildren: April Powers, Mikayla Kobs, Heather McTwiggin, Sara McTwiggin, Amber Doiel, Amy Conant, Bubby Kobs, Aaron Kobs, Austin Kobs; and several great-grandchildren. Also mourning her loss are cousins, extended family and her special friends including Frankie and Dave Moffett, Kitty and Frank Tucker, Marlene Renfeld, the church family of the Dunnegan Bible Baptist Church and many special friends in Avoca. Finally, Jan was an animal lover including her pets past and present: Bear, Bitsy, Holly, Dolly and Max. Her hummingbirds will miss her this coming spring.
Jan was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 14, 1944 to Elsie and Frank Horst and had one sister, Sandra. She completed her high school diploma in 1979, for which she and her family were very proud. Jan dedicated her life to her four children: Kevin, Keith, Kim and Kathy, often sacrificing her own needs to provide for theirs. She lived most of her life in the Avoca area, retiring to Osceola, Missouri in 2000.
She was widowed in 2011 when her much-loved husband, Lonnie Randall Whelan, left this life. She was previously married to Terry Kobs, and her beloved, Bill Pope. Her hobbies included cooking, antiquing, writing, visiting with friends and going to garage sales. She had an incredible sense of humor and was always quick with a laugh or a funny story.
Full of life, Jan loved being adventurous, even trekking out into dangerous weather just to see it – nearly getting washed down the Nishnabotna River on one such excursion. She became a faithful member of the Dunnegan Bible Baptist Church in Dunnegan, Missouri and found a church family full of love.
Jan is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and Dick Bannick of Princeton, Iowa; her children and their spouses: Kevin and Sheril Kobs of Avoca, Iowa, Kim Kobs and Angela Miller of Tennessee, Kathy and Randy McTwiggin of Arizona and Keith and Cindy Kobs of Missouri Valley, Iowa; grandchildren: April Powers, Mikayla Kobs, Heather McTwiggin, Sara McTwiggin, Amber Doiel, Amy Conant, Bubby Kobs, Aaron Kobs, Austin Kobs; and several great-grandchildren. Also mourning her loss are cousins, extended family and her special friends including Frankie and Dave Moffett, Kitty and Frank Tucker, Marlene Renfeld, the church family of the Dunnegan Bible Baptist Church and many special friends in Avoca. Finally, Jan was an animal lover including her pets past and present: Bear, Bitsy, Holly, Dolly and Max. Her hummingbirds will miss her this coming spring.
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