Janice Munn

Janice Lucille Warner was born January 14, 1921 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Daisy and Robert Earl Warner. Jan grew up in Albert Lea with her parents and one sister, Margorie. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea, graduated from Albert Lea High School, and then attended Monmouth College, where she met her husband, Jim. Janice transferred from Monmouth to Iowa State Teacher's College to pursue a degree in Early Childhood Education, marrying James H. Munn on December 27, 1941. After college, the two of them moved to Great Lakes, Illinois, where James served in the U.S. Navy. Following World War II the couple moved back to James' hometown in Westhope, North Dakota. James was in business there with his father and brother at the People's State Bank, and it was there in Westhope that Janice and James raised their four children. In the early 1970's following James' retirement, the couple moved to Mesa, Arizona where Janice sang in the church choir, served as a deaconess, volunteered in the church office, was an active member of P.E.O., and a part of a writer's club, "The Scribblers," which she thoroughly enjoyed. After James' death in 1992, Janice continued to live in Mesa until she moved to Manning in 2008. She had lived the past 2-1/2 years at the Manning Plaza until her recent illness. She passed away at the Manning Regional Healthcare Center on Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 following a bout with acute pancreatitis. Janice was a wonderful flautist in her earlier years and continued her love for music throughout her life. She also was a gifted writer and left her family a treasured collection of her writings . Janice will always be remembered by her genuine interest in others, her gift of drawing others out in conversation, her gracious demeanor, and her profound humility. Her family will always be grateful for her wonderful example as a role model. Janice was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Marjorie, her husband James, her daughter-in-law, Sallie and a niece, Peggy . Survivors include her four children: James of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Nancy Smith (Dick) of Woodland Hills, CA., Ann-McNaul Miller (Stuart) of Hartsel, CO., and Susan (Tom) Ulrickson of Manning, Iowa; ten grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, and two nieces.