Karlene R. Janssen, 70, of Shawano, formerly of Little Chute, passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Shawano. She was born on Nov. 12, 1944, in Freedom to the late Theodore and Ruth (Appleton) Meulemans. On June 4, 1964, Karlene was united in marriage to Don Janssen at St. Nicholas Church in Freedom. Karlene enjoyed her winters in Texas with her son, daughter-in-law and grandkids. She enjoyed baking and baked everybody’s favorite desserts for birthdays and holidays. Karlene loved nothing more than to have sleepovers with her grandchildren.
Karlene is survived by her husband of 50 years, Don Janssen, of Shawano; her four children, Randy (Beth) Janssen, of Little Chute, Debbie (Rick) Nelson, of Green Bay, Sarah (Mike) Olmsted, of Bear Creek, and Troy (Lisa) Janssen of Texas; her grandchildren, Kevin, Allison, Jacob, Katie, Nicholas, Amanda, Morgan, Mallory and Brady; her great-grandchildren, Bristol and Devin.
Karlene was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorial services will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at the Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano with the Rev. John E. Smith officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday from 3 p.m. until the time of the service.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Shawano Ambulance, the Shawano Police and Todd at Swedberg Funeral Home.