Janet Neubauer, 65 year old former Woodward resident, died Saturday, February 10, 2018 in Elk City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018 in the Billings Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Janet Sue (Schneider) Neubauer was born on October 1, 1952 in Great Bend, Kansas; she was the daughter of Robert Paul and Alice Katherine (Keenan) Schneider. She grew up in Great Bend and graduated from Great Bend High School. Janet was united in marriage to Terry G. Neubauer on April 4, 1970 at the St. Patricks Church in Great Bend, Kansas. They made their first home in Great Bend before moving to Pratt, Kansas in 1976. The family moved to Woodward in 1980 and lived there until 1995. They lived in Moore from 1995 until moving to Colorado in 1998. She and Terry moved to Elk City in 2016 because of Janet’s health.
Janet worked at a nursing home in the 1970's but she decided to stay at home with her children until they graduated high school. She went to work for Cherry Blossom Florist and later the Anderson News.
She enjoyed working in her yard, tending to her flowers and hiking and camping in the mountains. She loved cooking for her family, especially during the holidays. Janet loved being with her family, she enjoyed being a mother and grandma, Nenaw and Meme, and being a wife to Terry who she loved dearly. One of her favorite things to do was go to thrift stores.
She is survived by her husband Terry Neubauer of the home; one son, Jeff Neubauer and wife Tyfanie of Shattuck; two daughters, Terri Jo Littau and husband Tim of Woodward, Heather Hunter and husband Donnie of Leedey; seven grandchildren: Corbin Neubauer, Aisley and Coleman Neubauer, Tanner and Tate Littau; Cody and Colton Hunter; one brother, Richard Schneider and wife Thelma of Saint Joe, Mississippi; one sister, Nancy Ives of Ellsworth, Kansas; other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Marilyn Norris.
Janet fought Alzheimer’s Disease to the fullest and she was an advocate for the Alzheimer’s Organization in Colorado. Her bernese mountain dogs were her pride and joy and companions as well as her therapy dogs.
Memorial contributions may be made in Janet’s honor to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Alzheimer’s Research with the funeral home accepting the contributions.
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