Janice Langenfeld

1933-2023

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Janice Mary Langenfeld, of Hastings, MN, passed away on Tuesday March 14, 2023 at Hastings Senior Health and Living, surrounded by her family. She was 89 years old.

Janice was born in Hastings, MN on July 29, 1933 to Carl and Freda Hankes. Janice graduated from Hastings High School. She married Gregory Langenfeld on October 30, 1956. They lived and raised their family in Hastings, MN. Janice had a love for her kids, grandkids, flowers, bird watching and cats…not necessarily in that order. She loved warm sunny days and her screened porch. Janice loved winning and did so very often whether it was in cards, Yahtzee or BINGO – which she got very good at playing at Hastings Senior Health and Living. One of her favorite things was “going for a ride”, it didn’t matter where or for how long…just so she could go. She would travel when she could and loved Mexico! We can now imagine her sitting on a warm sunny porch, with her husband and her siblings, watching the world go by!

Special thanks to the staff at Hastings Senior Health and Living, especially Barb, Rhiannon, John, Jen, Evan, Lem Lem, Jenny (and her grand-cat), Gordon and her friend/aide Ariel…just to name a few.

Janice is survived by her children Jon (Rosie) Langenfeld, Jeff (Patty) Langenfeld, Cindy Langenfeld, Jenny (Kirk) Flom and Linda (Rick) Kampa. Grandchildren Adria (Dan) Gahler, Malea Langenfeld, Alyssa (Blayne) Beissel, David Langenfeld, Jessica (Hugo Gonzalez) Langenfeld, Melissa (Ryan) Buck-Mason, Amy (Peter) Leverich, Daniel (Seth) Bresky, Michael Kampa and Emma Kampa. Great-grandchildren Ava, Natalie, Brynn, Baily, Mia, Melanie, Avery, and Phoebe plus many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by siblings Lois (Tom) Soleim, Elizabeth Hankes, Michael Hankes, and Linda Hamman

Janice was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gregory, siblings Dale Hankes, Carla Reichenberg, JoAnne Kerstetter, Pat Bauer, Marlene Olesen, Justin Hankes, Keith Hankes, and great-grandson Jack Langenfeld.

A celebration of Janice’s life will be held at Hastings Public House, 2015 Westview Drive, Hastings, MN, on Saturday March 25 at 1 p.m. Private family burial at a later date.