Janice Runtz

Obituary of Janice Mary Runtz

Janice Mary (Gribben) RUNTZ, age 91, of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2010, at Wellington Meadows, in Fort Atkinson, WI. Janice was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 15, 1919, the daughter of Austin and Marguerite (Campion) Gribben. As a child, she lived in Colorado for 10 years. On April 26, 1941, Janice married Edwin M. Runtz at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois. They vacationed on Lake Ripley and in 1972 they purchased a cottage and moved to Fort Atkinson. Janice was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Atkinson. She loved playing cards, knitting, and crochetting for her grandchildren. �Surviving are: Three Children: John (Eileen) Runtz, Park Ridge, IL, Robert (Sandie) Runtz, Park Ridge, IL, and Patricia (Allan) Roost, Town of Oakland, WI, Ten Grandchildren and Fifteen Great-Grandchildren, and Brother: James Gribben, Woodale, IL. She is further survived by several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Janice was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Edwin, her sister June Larsen�and her brother Robert Gribben. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 12:00PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Atkinson with Father Jay Poster celebrating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Friends may call after 10:00AM on Tuesday at the church until Mass. The Nitardy Funeral Home, Fort Atkinson is assisting the family
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