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Janice Marie Johnson Upson

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Birth	:	8 Jun 1940 Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	25 Jan 2021 Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege, Phelps County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.4547005, -99.3491974
Description	:	Janice Marie Upson, 80 years of age, of Holdrege, formerly of rural Loomis, Nebraska, died on Monday, January 25, 2021, at the CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Janice was born on June 8, 1940, at Holdrege, the eldest of three children, born to James Raymond and Eleanor Marie (Heidemann) Johnson. She was baptized as an infant and then confirmed at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege. Janice attended Industry Country School through the 8th grade and then attended and graduated from Holdrege High School with the class of 1958. ... Read More	Janice Marie Upson, 80 years of age, of Holdrege, formerly of rural Loomis, Nebraska, died on Monday, January 25, 2021, at the CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Janice was born on June 8, 1940, at Holdrege, the eldest of three children, born to James Raymond and Eleanor Marie (Heidemann) Johnson. She was baptized as an infant and then confirmed at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege. Janice attended Industry Country School through the 8th grade and then attended and graduated from Holdrege High School with the class of 1958. Janice then pursued higher education from the Lincoln School of Commerce in Lincoln, Nebraska. Following her education, Janice was employed at State Farm Insurance in Lincoln, until she moved back to Holdrege and worked at First National Bank. On April 30, 1960, she was united in marriage to Margle Ray Upson at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege. This union was blessed with four children: Vicki, Marti, Jodi, and Shane. The couple first lived in Loomis for a year until they moved to their farm south of Loomis, where they farmed, raised cattle and horses, custom hayed, and operated a trucking company. The couple continued to live there for 55 years. Janice was employed at Nebraska Health and Human Services and after 24 years, she retired in October of 2007. Margle preceded her in death on September 21, 2016. Janice was a member of the Atlanta Methodist Church in Atlanta, Nebraska, where she was a Sunday school teacher and helped with many church socials and suppers. She was actively involved in the Atlanta community, helping with and belonged to the “U All Come” Extension Board for many years. Janice was a 4-H Extension Board member and 4-H mom; taking her children to many horse shows. Janice also enjoyed watching and attending all of her children’s sporting events and activities through the years. After moving to Holdrege in June of 2018, she renewed many old friendships and transferred her membership to the First United Methodist Church in Holdrege. Janice enjoyed her neighborhood and attending the Phelps County Senior Center. Janice loved spending time with her family; especially attending family reunions. She as an avid Husker football and volleyball fan, watching many games with special friends, Alice and Arlie. She enjoyed reading and doing word find puzzles, but most of all, Janice loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Besides her husband; Janice was preceded in death by: her parents, James R. and Eleanor Johnson; father-in-law, and mother-in-law: Harry and Hilda (Pouk) Upson; her son, Shane Upson in 2014; grandson, Chance Upson in 2018; sister-in-law, Dorcel Johnson and her husband, Merlyn “Mert”; and nephew, Colt Bartels. She leaves to celebrate her life; three daughters: Vicki Roeder and her husband, David of Coffeyville, Kansas; Marti Johnson and her husband, Kyle of Atlanta; and Jodi Upson of Lincoln, Nebraska; five grandchildren: Kactus Bidwell and her husband, Miles; Kanyon Cole and her husband, Cutter; Carlli Sellers; Dawn Upson; and Dillion Upson; two great-grandsons: Kash and Konlee Bidwell; one sister, JoAnn Epping of Kearney, Nebraska; one brother, Roger “Swede” Johnson of Holdrege; aunt, LaVern Post of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; nieces: Julie Bartels and her husband, Mike of Ragan, Nebraska; Kristi Carlson and her husband, Brad of Minden, Nebraska; Kelly Johnson of Mesa, Arizona; Jamie Allen and her husband, Scott of Wentzville, Missouri; and Jennifer Epping of Kearney; one nephew, Tim Epping of Gibbon, Nebraska; special neighbor, Arlis Wells of Holdrege; and other relatives and many friends.

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Janice Marie Johnson Upson's memorial is located at: Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege, Phelps County, USA.
When did Janice Marie Johnson Upson death?
Janice Marie Johnson Upson death on 25 Jan 2021 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.4547005
Longitude: -99.3491974

Family Members:

Parent

James Raymond Johnson

(1914 - 1997)

Eleanor Marie Heidemann Johnson

(1916 - 2003)

Spouse

Margle Ray “Mert” Upson

(1938 - 2016)

Children

Shane Ray Upson

(1970 - 2014)

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