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Janice "Jan" L. Mudd
Janice "Jan" L. Mudd
Cedar Rapids
Janice “Jan” L. Mudd, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died after a long illness on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 4420 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m., funeral service at 11:00 a.m., with a church luncheon following the service.
Jan is survived by her children, Sheralee Mudd, Shelly Bromwich (Mark), and Steve Mudd (Sandi) and her brother, Jan (Rayleen) Erickson. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Andrea, Mia, Zach, Jake, Ryan, Hailey, Janie, and Jenna. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Mudd; her parents, Ernie and Ruth Erickson; her sister, Jackie Cody; and her brothers, Jerry Erickson and Jim Erickson.
Jan was born to Ernest and Ruth (Rux) Erickson in Thief River Falls, Minn., on Oct. 12, 1937. She graduated from Newton High School in 1955. Jan married the love of her life, Dale Mudd on Aug. 27, 1960. They were married until Dale's untimely death in 1983.
She was a proud member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church for 50 years. Jan's faith was very important to her. She worked as the Health Secretary at Kennedy High School from 1985 to 2003. Jan loved spending time with her friends and family. She will be missed.
Please share your support and memories with Jan's family on her Tribute Wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under Obituaries.
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