Janice L. Brauer, age 83, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell, Nebraska. She was born February 25, 1933 at Lexington, Nebraska to Wrex A. and Ruth L. (McCarther) Greenlee.
Janice grew up in Lexington and attended Lexington High School and later receive her G.E.D. She married Kenneth Brauer at the Methodist Church in Lexington on May 29, 1949. To this union six children were born; Rosalie, Greg, Karla, Jeff, Dawn, & Mark. They made their home in Eustis and stayed there the rest of her life.
Janice enjoyed driving the school bus for 30 plus years. She was active in her kid’s lives by volunteering to lead their girl and boy scouts troops. She worked at many area nursing homes, loved to help decorate the church and senior center for Christmas, and was a talented artist working with painting, drawing, and sculpting. The last few years, she lived at Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell to be near family.
She was a member of the Farnam United Methodist Church of Farnam, Christian Women’s Club, Eustis Rescue Squad, and Walk to Emmaus.
Janice was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Kenneth, and sisters Sharon Fisher and Wanda Hopkins, brother Larry, and infant son Mark.
Janice is survived by her Sons: Greg and wife Julie Brauer of Elm Creek, Nebraska, Jeff Brauer of Lincoln, Nebraska, Daughters: Rosalie and husband Bruce Bonini of Lexington, Nebraska, Karla and husband Tim Petermann of Arapahoe, Nebraska, Dawn Brauer of Bancroft, Nebraska, Grandchildren: 12 Great Grandchildren: 15.
Condolences and personal reflections may be left at elwoodfuneralhome.com.
No viewing or visitation as cremation was chosen. Celebration of Life will be Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 2 PM at United Methodist Church in Eustis, Nebraska with Pastor Neil Kloppenborg, officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be at the Eustis East Cemetery at Eustis, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to the Asera Care Hospice, 421 E. Douglas St., O’Neill, NE 68763. Elwood Funeral Home of Elwood, Nebraska is in charge of the arrangements.
