Janet Schanbacher

JANET (ROSDAIL) SCHANBACHER

Newhall

Janet (Rosdail) Schanbacher, 80, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall with the Rev. Steven Rempfer and the Rev. Jeff Schanbacher officiating. Interment will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Newhall. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the church. A memorial fund has been established. Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton, is in charge of arrangements.

Janet was born March 12, 1936, in Cedar Rapids, to Calvin and Opal (Tow) Rosdail and was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Norway, on April 18, 1940, and confirmed April 20, 1950, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Cedar Rapids with the Class of 1954.

On June 4, 1955, she was united in marriage to Ronald Schanbacher, the son of Bernard and Elma (Krug) Schanbacher, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. The couple farmed and raised dairy cattle in Newhall before moving to town in 1990.

Janet was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall, where she belonged to the Tabitha Society and sang in the church choir. She also enjoyed membership in the Sweet Adelines in Vinton and was a fabulous cook and loved to garden. Being a "Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma" gave her the greatest joy in her life.

Janet is survived by her husband, Ronald Schanbacher Sr. of Newhall; her sons, Steve Schanbacher of Seymoure, Mo., and special friend, Kim, Ronald (Marie) Schanbacher Jr. of Newhall and Robert (Brenda) Schanbacher of Newhall; her grandchildren, Gail (Rob) Healey of Marengo, Amy (Greg) Schrader of Amana, Mike (Deb) Schanbacher of Belle Plaine, Leigh Elm of Marengo and special friend, Tim, Kaylee Schanbacher of London, England, Krystal Hunter of Van Horne, Darcy Schanbacher of Blairstown and special friend, Ty, Neal Schanbacher of Marengo and special friend, Hannah, Ben (Linsdey) Schanbacher of Montezuma, Andy Schanbacher of Iowa City and Dustin Schanbacher of Newhall; her 14 great-grandchildren; her brother, Dennis Rosdail of Carroll; her sister, Betty Stalman of Atlanta, Ga.; her sister-in-law, Ruth Rosdail of Springville; her brothers- and sisters-in-law, Alan (Joyce) Schanbacher of Atkins and Merlyn (Joanne) Schanbacher of Newhall; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Mary Gerhold Neuhaus; and her brother, Donald Rosdail.

Condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.