Francis Joseph Janisch
(April 14, 1934 - June 14, 2011)
Funeral Mass for Francis Joseph Janisch, 77 of Sisseton, SD will be
held on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Peter’s
Catholic Church, Sisseton, with Rev. Fr. Norman Volk, O.M.I.
Celebrant. Special music will be provided by Marcia Peterson and
Sherman Hannasch. Pallbearers will be Terry Steiner, Landon Janisch,
Russell Janisch, Aaron Steiner, Christopher Janisch, and Raymond
German. Honorary Pallbearers will be all of Francis’ Dialysis
Nurses, Hospice Nurses, Home Health Nurses and his grandchildren.
Interment will be in the Sisseton Cemetery, Sisseton, SD. with
Military Rites by the Otto-Quande-Renville American Legion Post #50
and Fort Sisseton VFW Post #3342.
There will be a visitation on
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the Cahill Funeral
Chapel, and from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at St. Peter’s Catholic Church with
a 7:00 PM Prayer Service, and one hour prior to the Funeral Mass at
the Church on Thursday.
Francis Joseph Janisch was born on April 14,
1934 in the Britton Hospital, Britton, SD to Frank and Elizabeth (Schlekewy)
Janisch. He grew up and graduated from the 8th grade from Buffalo No
1. He worked on farms around Eden, SD for Hubert Opitz and Idwal
Jones in Britton.
On December 22, 1954 he joined the United States
Army. He went to 8 weeks basic training at Fort Ord, California,
after which he then went to three weeks jump school in Fort
Campbell, Kentucky. He was a then a Para trooper and flew to Japan
where he served as a medic.
He was honorable discharged on December
12, 1956 from Fort Campbell Kentucky. Francis received the good
conduct medal and the parachutists badge. After being discharged
from the Army he returned to South Dakota and worked road
Construction for five years.
On April 6, 1959 he married Barbara
Fonder. They moved to the family farm by Eden, SD the fall of 1961.
They had six children. He served on the voluntary fire department of
Eden from 1964 to 1999. He served as the Clerk and Supervisor of The
Buffalo Township Board from 1964 to 2004. He was a member of the
Otto-Quande-Renville American Legion Post #50 for thirty six years.
They moved to Sisseton in November of 2009.
He enjoyed playing
various card games, raising cattle and baling hay. Francis passed
away on June 14, 2011 at his home in Sisseton, SD. Francis is
survived by his wife, Barbara of Sisseton, SD; five children, Gloria
Janisch and Alan Reyes of Denver, Co, James and Donn Janisch of
Eden, SD, Joseph and Ronald Janisch of Watertown, SD; one sister,
Mrs. Delores Rice of Britton, SD; nine grandchildren, Tanya Hagre,
Tosha Heitmann, Christopher Janisch, Morgan Janisch, Landon Janisch,
Russell Janisch, Chasity Janisch, Brooke Janisch, and Bridget
Janisch. Francis was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter,
one daughter-in-law, four brothers and one brother-in-law.
Source: Cahill Funeral Chapel - Sisseton SD
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