Marrs, Janice L. “Jan”
Age 78, of Valparaiso, IN, formerly of Frazee, MN, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014, under the care of Red River Valley Hospice, surrounded by her family.
Funeral services for Jan will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Detroit Lakes, MN. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Furey Funeral Home, Frazee, MN. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. To leave online condolences, please visit www.fureyfh.com .
Janice L. Marrs was born January 27, 1936, in Valparaiso, IN, the eldest of 2 children born to Paul and Dorothy (Michaels) Dillingham. Jan attended Liberty Center Township School in Valparaiso, IN, graduating high school with the class of 1954. Following her schooling, Jan began work at a local bank, then Porter County Country Club in Valparaiso. Life then took her to Oklahoma and Germany for a number of years before making her home in Frazee, MN in the late 1960s. In Frazee, Jan gained employment at the Daggett Truck Line where she worked for more than 30 years, retiring in 1998. Jan enjoyed camping, sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting, making dolls and had a small ceramics business. She was an avid collector and loved the time she spent at Bad Medicine Lake. Most important to Jan was the time she spent with her family, especially her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
Jan was a charter member of Valley Baptist Church in Valparaiso, IN, attended Chapel on the Hill Church in Detroit Lakes while summering at Veronen’s Resort, and had previously taught Sunday school at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Frazee. While her children and grandchildren grew, Jan stayed very busy in their booster clubs, as well as attending their numerous activities.
Jan is survived by her husband, Charles “Chuck” Marrs of Valparaiso, IN; 2 daughters, Cindy (Leland) Moore of Frazee and Lisa Fryer of St. Francis, MN; 2 stepdaughters, Sherryl Juaregui of Gurnee, IL, and Caryn (Ken) Armstrong of Raleigh, NC; 4 grandchildren, Jennifer (Antonio) Acevedo of Dallas, GA, Matthew (Tina) Moore of Detroit Lakes, MN, Andrew Fryer of St. Francis, MN, and Lindsey Fryer of St. Francis, MN; 6 step-grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren, Antonio, Tanyen, Mya and Maddux; 5 step-great-grandchildren; stepsister, Carol Yeoman; and stepbrother, Meryle Osborn; along with numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding Jan in death were her parents; late husband, Norman Steinhaus; brother, Ronald Dillingham; son-in-law, John Fryer, stepson-in-law, Louis Juaregui.