Janetta Joselee Janssen Graf was born May 17, 1924, in Gretna, Kansas. She passed on May 9, 2023, at the home of her daughter, Linda. She was 98.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Lydia Janssen; sisters, Virginia and Georgina; a brother William Janssen; and her husband George Graf. She is survived by her children, Mary (Walter) Marsh of Indianola, Nebraska, Linda (Larry) Muchow of Edgewater, Florida, Allen Graf (Wen) of Casselberry, Florida, Ernest Graf (Ruth) of Weatherford, Texas, and Joan (Ed) Mallon of Englewood, Colorado; 17 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren; and six beloved great-great-grandchildren.

Janetta was a resident of Edgewater, FL since 1980. She retired from teaching, having taught school in Sharon Springs, Kansas; Otis, Colorado; Hershey, Nebraska; Red Willow, Nebraska; Fort Morgan, Colorado; and Woodrow, Colorado. She will be missed by all. Mom was proud of all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She loved them, encouraged them to achieve and taut them to play cards with her and each other. She also liked to ride in the car and view the sights around town. In her younger years she often traveled by car between Edgewater and Denver, visiting relatives and seeing places in-between.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, June 22nd, 2023, at Heer Mortuary (222 Cameron St.) in Brush, Colorado at 10:00 AM, followed by inurnment at Brush Memorial Cemetery, beside her husband, George.