Cathleen Beryl Conover was born on 18. Mar. 1913 at Logan County, Iowa. She was the daughter of
Clifton E. Conover and
Cora M. Nicholson. Cathleen Beryl Conover married
Richard Ommo Janssen on 4. Jun. 1936. Cathleen Beryl Conover died on 21. Jun. 2003 at Cherokee County, Iowa, at age 90. Cathleen B. "Kate" Janssen
06/25/2003
Services for Cathleen B. "Kate" Janssen, 90, of Cherokee and a former longtime resident of Ida Grove, will be June 28, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Burial will be in the Holstein Cemetery at Holstein, under the direction of Greenwood Funeral Home of Cherokee.
Visitation will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the family present 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee.
She died June 21 following a brief illness.
Mrs. Janssen was born March 18, 1913, in Logan Township, Ida County, to Clifton and Cora (Nicholson) Conover. She was educated in country school and later graduated from Holstein High School.
While in high school, she ran on the first track team in the school's history. She then attended Morningside College in Sioux City and received her teaching certificate.
Kate taught rural school, all by herself, that included grades K-8. The classes included some German students who had little understanding of the English language.
On June 4, 1936, she married Raymond Ommo "Dick" Janssen in rural Ida Grove. Kate took on many other jobs during her life, including working at the Holstein Advance as the offset machine operator and also serving as a nurse's aide in the Ida Grove hospital. She and Dick also farmed for many years.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ida Grove for many years, where she was involved with Lutheran Church Circle and the Lutheran Ladies' Aid. Upon moving to Cherokee, she transferred her membership to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. She also was a member of the Lone Star Homemakers.
Kate enjoyed her grandchildren, sports, birdwatching, cooking, reading, flowers and gardening. She passed these passions to her children and grandchildren.-----------
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Martin and husband, Dr. Robert, of Cherokee and Faye Greenway and husband, Chuck, of Independence, Mo; and a son, Steven Janssen and wife, Glenda, of Plano, Texas.
Additional survivors include a brother, Tom Conover and wife Shirley of Holstein, six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on July 5, 1985; two brothers, Cornelius and Alex; two sisters, May Bell and Jeanne; and one great-grandchild. She was buried on 28. Jun. 2003 at Holstein Cemetery, Holstein, Ida County, Iowa.