Janet Louise Kumpf

Janet Louise (Olson) Kumpf was born September 11, 1922 in Kearney, Nebraska to Walter and Ethel (Getz) Olson. Janet grew up in Columbus, Nebraska, and graduated from Columbus High School. Janet married Emil Kumpf on July 3, 1943 in Columbus while he was home on furlough from the Air Force. The couple had twin daughters: Cherry and Carol. Due to Emil’s job with International Harvester, the family moved numerous times, living in Columbus, NE, Fremont, NE, West Point, NE, Sioux Falls and Huron, South Dakota, Windom, Minnesota, Grand Island, NE, and Greeley, Colorado. Janet and Emil loved to spend time traveling and ballroom dancing. They traveled to Hawaii several times, and enjoyed sightseeng throughout the state of Colorado, while living their over 40 years. Janet was an excellent seamstress, and sewed all of the twins’ clothes (matching, of course) until they were seniors in high school. She enjoyed bowling, was a great bridge player, and was active in the Greeley Women’s Club. She loved animals, whether it was her pet Schnauzer, Katie, who still visited her at Brookestone, or feeding squirrels in the back yard. Janet was an avid Husker fan, and was famous for her yells of “Yippee!” whenever they scored a touchdown. At home, Janet was the “captain of the ship”, and made sure everything was neat and organized. Janet and Emil were married for 65 years. Janet died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Brookestone Meadows in Elkhorn, Nebraska, where she resided for the past 5 years, at the age of 90 years and 10 months. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emil in 2008. Janet is survived by her twin daughters: Cherry, and her husband, Jerry Prochaska of Elkhorn, and Carol Hochstein of Windom, Minnesota, grandchildren: Mark, Ann and Jill, great grandchildren: Skyler, Keegan, Alaina, and Mia, and her sister Margaret Kirby of Omaha. Janet L. Kumpf, age 90, of Omaha, died 7/11/13. Resident of Brookestone Meadows for 5 years. Preceded in death by husband Emil. Survived by daughters Cherry, and husband Jerry Prochaska of Elkhorn, and Carol Hochstein of Windom, MN, 3 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and sister Margaret Kirby of Omaha. Memorials service Monday, 2 PM at Reichmuth Funeral Home, Elkhorn. No visitation, private interment. Memorials to the Nebraska Humane Society.

Janet Louise Kumpf

September 11, 1922 - July 11, 2013