Janice Marie West

Janice West, age 83 of Minburn, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Eden Acres Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry, IA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Minburn United Methodist Church in Minburn. A private burial will be at a later date. Memorials will be given to Raccoon River Pet Rescue or Minburn Emergency Rescue Team and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com. Janice Marie West was born on October 1, 1939, at Adel, IA to Walter Harold and Ruth Juanita (McLaughlin) Wicks. She graduated from Perry High School. She was united in marriage to Jon Shirley West at the First Christian Church in Perry on August 25, 1957. She worked as a bookkeeper at Lauterbach Chevrolet in Perry, an insurance company in Des Moines, did wall papering and painting, and various other odd jobs. She was a member of the Washington Chapel Church of Christ near Minburn. She volunteered many hours at the Minburn Library. She fostered a lot of dogs, loved being a mom, going out to eat, making pizza on Saturday nights, and was very involved at the Washington Chapel Church of Christ. In death she rejoins her parents Harold and Ruth, aunts, and uncles. Left to cherish Janices memory are her husband Jon West, Minburn, IA, sons, Jon (Marti) West, and James (Bethany) West, Minburn, IA, sister, Donna Johnson, Woodward, IA, nephew, nieces, great nieces and nephews, and her dog Steve. Funeral Service Friday, March 3, 2023 2:00 PM Minburn United Methodist Church 705 Chestnut St. Minburn, Iowa 50167