Janet Welty
Obituary
Janet Lee (Froese) Welty passed away on
Wednesday (Feb. 21, 2018). She was born on Nov. 27, 1942, to Abraham
and Elizabeth (Friesen) Froese in Hutchinson.
She leaves behind her husband of 53
years, Ivan, whom she married on Nov. 15, 1964. They have three
children: Bonnie Welty of Salina, Ronald Welty of Golden, Colorado,
and Michael Welty (Heather) of Clearwater; four grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.
Janet worked at Bethel Deaconess
Hospital as a Certified Nurse's Assistant then went to Hesston
Corporation, where she worked on Saturdays before she started at the
Schowalter Villa in 1980, retiring in 2002.
She loved to travel with Ivan and they
were able to take many trips, making it to 48 states; only missing
North Dakota and Maine.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; stepmom, Ruth Froese Dey; brothers: Gerald Froese, Richard
Dirksen and Alvin Froese; brother-in-law, Neal Welty; and
sister-in-law, Cindy Dirksen.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday (Feb. 24, 2018) at First Mennonite Church, Newton, with
burial to follow in the Hesston City Cemetery. Family will greet
friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday (Feb. 23, 2018) at Schowalter Villa
Chapel, Hesston.
Memorials may be sent to Schowalter
Villa Good Samaritan Fund in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home,
Hesston.
