Virginia Janning

Virginia Janning, 83 of Lake View and formerly of Carroll, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the Carter House Assisted Living in Blair, Nebraska. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Music will be by Barb McDermott and the Holy Spirit Choir. Gift Bearers will be Aislinn Williams and Shelli Janning. Casket Bearers will be Virginia’s sons: Dennis, Gary, and Jim Janning, and Virginia’s grandchildren: Natalie Williams, Mark Janning, and Kristan Holthus. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday where there will be a rosary at 4 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service by the parish at 6:30 p.m. The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church at 9 a.m. Thursday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Virginia’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Born on December 2, 1928 at Templeton, Iowa, Virginia Helene was the daughter of Wendell and Helena (Berg) Hacker. She spent her younger years in the Templeton area and attended Sacred Heart School. On May 5, 1947 she married Urban “John” Janning at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton. Following their marriage they made their home in Manning and in 1955 moved to Carroll. John and Virginia owned and operated Club 30 east of Carroll and the Pin Oaks Restaurant, retiring in 1983. Virginia enjoyed the Lawrence Welk and Guy Lombardo Shows, craft work, praying the rosary, being outdoors, and spending time with her family. Survivors include her sons: Dennis Janning and his wife Diane of Carroll, Gary Janning and his wife Joyce of Blair, NE, and James Janning of Aurora, CO; three grandchildren: Natalie (Christian) Williams of Tucson, AZ, Mark (Shelli) Janning of Blair, NE, and Kristan (Jeremy) Holthus of Omaha, NE; three great-granddaughters: Aislinn Williams, Jerzie Janning, and Brooke Janning; one sister: Helen Lee David of Carroll; one brother-in-law, Robert McDonald of Carroll; one sister-in-law, Anna Mae Hacker of Carroll; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Urban “John” Janning in March of 1994; a daughter in infancy, Barbara Ann Janning; one sister, Harriet McDonald; three brothers: Ed, Maurice, and Clifford Hacker.

Virginia Janning

December 2, 1928 - February 12, 2012