Fifth Generation

96. Marian June JANUSHESKE was born on 20 December 1932 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁴ She died on 2 July 2016 at the age of 83 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁴

Obituary Notes: "Marian June Van Dinter, 83, of Tomah entered her eternal home Saturday, July 2, 2016, and now is with her precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Marian was born to Joseph and Ethel (Pingel) Janusheske Dec. 20, 1932, in the town of Adrian, Monroe County. On Jan. 29, 1933, she was baptized at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church, and she was later confirmed in the Lutheran faith March 30, 1947.

In 1938, her family moved to a farm in Bear Creek, seven miles south of Tomah. She attended the Sunny Ridge School for eight years. Her parents, along with other parents would hire a taxi cab to bring the area children to high school, since there were no school buses at the time. She was a member of the Tomah Senior High School Graduating Class of 1950.

In 1951, she moved to Rockford, Il., and became a member of Alpine Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school to the preschool age children. In 1952, she was hired as a secretary to the chief of manufacturing engineers at Sundstrand Aviation. In this position she was approved by the FBI for a security clearance to work on government projects. One was the Air Force bomber for Boeing Aircraft. She worked 12 hour days for 13 days in a row for months to complete the contract.

In 1953, she was married and retained her position until 1959, when she became a mother and full time homemaker. When her two daughters were school age, she went back to work as a secretary/receptionist for Mo-Mac Mfg. Co. Her father passed away suddenly in 1972, and in 1973, her family moved back to Tomah, to be closer to her mother and family. She again became a faithful member of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church. She joined the Esther Circle and volunteered at the church. She also started working for the U.S. Government engineers at Ft. McCoy. In 1979, she was transferred to Family Housing as budget assistant for the housing manager, until her retirement in 1996. Marian loved working. After her retirement she worked part-time jobs until her full retirement in 2007.

On Oct. 15, 1977, she was married a second time to a very wonderful loving husband, Gilbert Van Dinter. He preceded her in death Sept. 27, 2014. As a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, stepmother, step-grandmother, great-stepgrandmother, and sister, she loved baking, cooking, decorating her home, entertaining, and playing cards with her family and friends.

She is survived by two daughters, Mary Beth (Jeff) Kurowski, and Cynthia Sue (Richard) Peardot; one granddaughter, Jacqueline (Andy) Lindberg; a grandson, Robert Kurowski; her great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bernard (Lallie) Janusheske and Paul (Vicki) Janusheske; a sister, Darlene (special friend, David Coman) Griffin; two sisters-in-law, Magdalene Ash and Antoinette (Bud) High; two stepsons, Randall (Charlene) Van Dinter and Robert Van Dinter; three stepdaughters, Renee (Tim) Flynn, Roxane Santiago and Rhonda Van Dinter; many stepgrandchildren; many stepgreat-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert; her parents; grandparents; aunt, uncles, and other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 7, at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church. Pastor Curt S. Backhaus will officiate. Burial will be at the Oak Grove Cemetery."

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Marian June JANUSHESKE and Gilbert VAN DINTER were married on 15 October 1977.¹⁰⁴ Gilbert VAN DINTER died on 27 September 2014.⁷¹