Janice L Demel, 71, died October 25,
2022 at Kansas Christian Home in Newton, Kansas. She was born
December 26, 1950 in Sanger, California to Ray Sr. and Mildred
(Cornelius) Brown. On April 16, 1983 she married Vernon Demel at
Newton, Kansas.
Janice attended St. Mary and St. Joseph
Catholic Parishes in Newton and McPherson. She was currently employed
as a LPN at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. Janice has practiced nursing
for over 20 years and was a member of the nurses association.
She greatly enjoyed shopping and garage
sales, she also had a love for animals. Her greatest joy in life was
being a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She especially enjoyed
keeping up with her grandkids activities.
She is survived by her husband Vernon;
son Jeff Scott; daughter Katherine Hauck; grandchildren Brianna,
Trisha, Kaylee, Lane, Andrew, McKayla; great grandchildren Alexander,
Ayanna, Isabela, Christian, Addilline, Veyron, Mason, Emmitt, and
Axel; brothers Ray and George Brown and sister Kathleen Schmidt. She
also is survived by extended family, Anna Mikat.
Janice is preceded in death by her
parents.
Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m.,
Thursday, November 3, 2022 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Newton with
The Reverend Andrew Bergkamp, Celebrant. Recitation of the Rosary was
6:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Petersen Funeral Home
Chapel. The family received friends until 8:00 p.m. following the
Rosary. Private family interment will be in the Brainerd Cemetery
near Whitewater, Kansas.
Memorial may be made to Caring Hands
Humane Society and left with Petersen Funeral Home.
