May 7, 1931 ~ November 22, 2015
Jane was born May 7, 1931 in Oakland, Nebraska to Arthur and Pearl ‘Mallette’ Von Essen.
She was raised on the family farm southwest of Oakland.
After graduation from Uehling High School in 1948, she attended the Commercial Extension School of Commerce in Omaha, Nebraska.
After her schooling she worked for Mutual of Omaha, and then for Hormel Foods in Fremont, Nebraska.
She married Vernon Frandsen in 1953. The couple lived on a farm near Swaburg until 1963, then moved to a farm near Hooper and lived there for 2 years before returning to her family’s home place. They were blessed with 2 daughters and a son, 6 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Jane worked as a secretary for Logan View Schools from 1970 until 1991. The couple retired and moved into Fremont in 1991.
Jane was a member of the Uehling American Legion Auxiliary, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Uehling and belonged to an extension club. Jane and Vernon played in a card club with the same people for over 60 years. While in Fremont they also attended First Lutheran Church.
Jane A. Franssen, age 84, of Fremont, formerly of the Uehling area, died on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont.
Left with memories are her husband, children and grandchildren and their spouses, great-grandchildren, two sisters and a brother and their spouses, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Jane was preceded in death by her parents, infant brother, and son-in-law Bob Cottrell
The funeral will be 10:30am Wednesday at the Uehling Auditorium in Uehling. The Rev. Mark Eldal will officiate. Burial will follow in the Elim Lutheran Cemetery in Swaburg. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Uehling Park or Uehling Auditorium.
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Obituary posted in the Nov. 24, 2015 online version of Oakland Independent/Lyons Mirror-Sun, Burt County via Enterprise Publishing, Blair, Nebraska
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May 7, 1931 ~ November 22, 2015
Jane was born May 7, 1931 in Oakland, Nebraska to Arthur and Pearl ‘Mallette’ Von Essen.
She was raised on the family farm southwest of Oakland.
After graduation from Uehling High School in 1948, she attended the Commercial Extension School of Commerce in Omaha, Nebraska.
After her schooling she worked for Mutual of Omaha, and then for Hormel Foods in Fremont, Nebraska.
She married Vernon Frandsen in 1953. The couple lived on a farm near Swaburg until 1963, then moved to a farm near Hooper and lived there for 2 years before returning to her family’s home place. They were blessed with 2 daughters and a son, 6 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Jane worked as a secretary for Logan View Schools from 1970 until 1991. The couple retired and moved into Fremont in 1991.
Jane was a member of the Uehling American Legion Auxiliary, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Uehling and belonged to an extension club. Jane and Vernon played in a card club with the same people for over 60 years. While in Fremont they also attended First Lutheran Church.
Jane A. Franssen, age 84, of Fremont, formerly of the Uehling area, died on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont.
Left with memories are her husband, children and grandchildren and their spouses, great-grandchildren, two sisters and a brother and their spouses, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Jane was preceded in death by her parents, infant brother, and son-in-law Bob Cottrell
The funeral will be 10:30am Wednesday at the Uehling Auditorium in Uehling. The Rev. Mark Eldal will officiate. Burial will follow in the Elim Lutheran Cemetery in Swaburg. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Uehling Park or Uehling Auditorium.
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Obituary posted in the Nov. 24, 2015 online version of Oakland Independent/Lyons Mirror-Sun, Burt County via Enterprise Publishing, Blair, Nebraska
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