Janice Ramona (Mallette) Nelson, 85 of Oakland, NE

JANICE RAMONA MALLETTE was born in Uehling, Nebraska, on November 10, 1928 to Thomas and Anna (Christensen) Mallette.  She passed away, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at her home in Oakland, Nebraska at the age of 85.
She grew up on a farm south of Uehling and graduated from Uehling High School.  She worked at the Main Street Cafe in Uehling where she first met Merlyn Nelson who she married October 16, 1949 at Westside Methodist Church of Oakland.

She kept busy raising their four children and working with the family Farm Implement business.  As the kids got older she became an active member of the Oakland Rescue Squad.  Janice and Merlyn were members of several couples bridge clubs through the years and she belonged to a ladies bridge club.  Watching the weekend Golf tournaments on TV was important entertainment.

Janice was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Merlyn on Oct. 21, 2000.

Survivors include her daughter Deb (Bob) Dinslage of West Point, NE; sons, Tom of Omaha, NE, Steve (Vanessa) of  Oakland, and Mark (Dawn) of Omaha; grandchildren, Jennifer (Jeff) Gall of Ogallala, NE, Matt (Katelynn) Dinslage of Lakeville, MN,   Jared (Addie) Dinslage of Hastings, NE, Jordan (Amy) Dinslage of Kearney, NE, Andrew (Sarah) Nelson of Oakland, Ryan (Angela) Brummond of Bennington, NE, Joelle (Travis) Vogltance of Lincoln, NE; 19 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Aubery Felt of Omaha, and  Joanne Popken, of Colorado Springs, CO.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Monday, May 12, 2014, 10:00 am at the First United Methodist Church in Oakland.

VISITATION: Sunday, 5-8 pm with family receiving friends from 6-8 pm at the Pelan Funeral Home in Oakland. Visitation will also be held at the church one hour prior to services.

BURIAL: Craig Cemetery, Craig, Nebraska

MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church in Oakland and the Oakland Fire and Rescue

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Janice Nelson