Janis "Jan" Ann Williams, 71, recently died on Sept. 28 at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota, surrounded by her devoted family. Before the family relocated to New Ulm, she spent her early years in Mankato and was baptized and recognized as a Catholic.
Burial and Funeral Service
The Rev. Larry Delaney will preside over a Christian burial Mass honoring Jan Williams's life on Friday, Oct. 7, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in rural Mentor. One hour will be set aside for visitation before the service, a source posted.
Ten minutes before the commencement of the funeral, visit Jan's obituary page, and the service can be watched live. At 2 p.m., burial will be scheduled in Greenwood Cemetery close to Fisher.
Donations in Jan's honor can be donated to Fisher's Greenwood Cemetery Association or St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Online condolences can be sent to Steve's family.
Janis Williams Christian Life
Jan then started her studies for a degree in elementary education at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Despite her busy schedule, she managed to fill in for Steve in broadcasting the Fisher News on KROX Radio's Voice of the Valley.
She was an active participant in numerous church committees and a devout member of Fisher's St. Francis Catholic Church. Jan and Steve moved to their lake house on Maple Lake, close to Mentor, in 2011, and Jan started attending St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Susan Kay Mauer covered meetings of the school board and municipal council in Crookston for the radio station KROX. After a protracted fight with Alzheimer's, Mauer also passed away on May 25, 2021, in the Riverview Care Center in Crookston, Minnesota. She was 71 years old.
Susan employed her journalism abilities while working for the Business Voice magazine of the St. Paul Dispatch newspaper.
After working for several businesses and organizations, MaryAnn Cecilia Simmons relocated to Crookston and started her career with KROX Radio. She passed away on April 11, 2020, at her rural home, surrounded by her loved ones at her bedside. She was 81 years old.
About St. Lawrence Catholic Church
When she and her husband relocated to their lake house on Maple Lake, close to Mentor, Williams attended St. Lawrence Catholic Church parish as a part of her Christian life.
When St. Anthony's Church in Terrebonne opened a mission church in Mentor, St. Lawrence Parish was created. As the Catholic community expanded, a new church was established and consecrated to St. Lawrence by Bishop Francis J. Schenk in 1954.
The entry into church life and spiritual development continues with Confirmation. The candidates received their Baptism into the faith, were confirmed, and then participated in the Eucharistic liturgy. They received Holy Communion for the first time at the service on Holy Saturday.
Until the three sacraments are received, initiation into the Church is incomplete. Confirmation is another word for strengthening. In the sacrament of Baptism, they receive the Spirit of Jesus. In Confirmation, what happened at Baptism is strengthened, deepened, and made even more complete.
