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Janet Sirois
JANET BLASER SIROIS
Iowa City
Janet B. "Jan" Sirois, 86, longtime resident of Iowa City, passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Lensing Funeral Service in Iowa City. A parish vigil service will follow the visitation at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Iowa City.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Regina Foundation.
Jan was born Dec. 17, 1929, in Tiffin, Ohio, the daughter of Herman and Loretta (Bauer) Blaser. She grew up in Fostoria, Ohio, and graduated from St. Wendelin High School in 1947. She received a home economics degree at Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania. Jan worked as a product demonstrator for Ohio Electric in Fostoria. In 1952, she met her future husband, Robert, at a wedding, where her brother, Don, was marrying Robert's sister, Terri. They fell in love, were married on May 8, 1954, and remained happily married for 62 years. In 1958, Jan and Bob moved from Toledo to Iowa City, where they raised their five children.
Jan was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, as well as a supporter of Regina Catholic Education. She enjoyed her Bridge Club and Red Hat Society. She cherished her summers at the family cabin on Seagull Lake in northern Minnesota. Reading, cross stitching and baking cookies for her grandchildren were all activities that Jan enjoyed. She was a lifelong dog lover and could often be found spoiling her springer spaniel, Lexi. Jan was devoted to her family and had many close friends.
She is survived by her loving husband, Robert; and their five children, John (Lori) Sirois of Milwaukee, Wis., Mark (Bonnie) Sirois of Des Moines, Lorie (Bill) Graham of Iowa City, Jim (Linda Muller) Sirois of Iowa City and Bill (Michelle Kattchee) Sirois of Denver, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; brother, Father John Blaser of Oregon, Ohio; and her beloved dog, Lexi.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Don and Bus.
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