Janet L. Albers

Janet L. Albers, age 71 of Hartington, Nebraska died on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at her residence after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hartington with the Rev. Owen Korte officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael’s cemetery in Hartington. Visitation will be on Wednesday, at Holy Trinity Church, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. with a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Thursday one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington. To send online condolences, please visit www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com. Pallbearers will be her 10 grandsons, Taylor Kathol, Sean Kathol, Tristan Albers, Konner Albers, Parker Albers, Spencer Albers, Nash Albers, Karsan Albers, Andrew Jones, and Jackson Jones. Honorary pallbearers will be her two granddaughters, Katy Jones and Reese Albers. Janet Laura Albers was born on October 14, 1947 in Yankton, SD to Ludwig Frank & Dorothy Grace (Jones) Heine. She grew up in the Bow Valley area and graduated from Holy Trinity High School in 1965. Janet was recognized as the Valedictorian of her class of 1965 and was also the Homecoming Queen her senior year. Janet married the lover of her life, Charles R. Albers on September 16, 1967 in Bow Valley, Nebraska. Together, they lived and worked on a dairy farm west of Hartington until moving into Hartington in 2010. After high school, Janet started working for Max Goetz’s Attorney office as a secretary and worked there until the day before her 1st child, Amy, was born. After raising her family of four children (Amy, Todd, Russ, & Becky), she went to work at the courthouse for a short time. In 1989 Janet began work as an accountant at REA (Cedar Knox Public Power) and spent the next 27 years there. Janet retired from Cedar Knox on January 13, 2016 and continued to help with their budgeting until recently. During retirement, Janet kept busy cleaning the Holy Trinity Pre-School building and Holy Trinity Rectory. Janet was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She served as an accompanist for parish Masses and did the Liturgical planning for all Masses. Janet also accompanied for many weddings and countless funerals over the years. She felt so honored to be part of both. Together with Chuck she kept an hour of Perpetual Adoration for 48 years. She was a member of the Ladies Guild, Christian Mothers, and Catholic Daughters of America. Janet loved her garden and raising fresh food for her family. She enjoyed baking, cooking, sewing, and tending to her flowers. One of Janet's greatest joys was supporting her grandchildren in all of their activities. Janet loved her friendships that started from her early years of card club and was a big supporter of Holy Trinity and CCHS activities. Janet is survived by her husband Chuck of Hartington; four children and spouses Amy (Terry) Kathol of Lincoln, Todd Albers of Hartington, Russ (Brooke) Albers of Hartington, Becky (Matt) Jones of Wayne; 12 grandchildren; her mother Dorothy Heine of Hartington; seven siblings and spouses Jerry (Deb) Heine of Hartington, Marilyn (Bob) Lyngstad of Volin, SD, Barb (Mike) Everard of Arvada, CO, Bruce (Sue) Heine of Dallas, TX, Carol (Juan) Cardona of Sioux City, IA, Steve (Carrie) Heine of Wynot, Sue (Gene) Dickes of Hartington; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her infant son Jeff on August 23, 1970; her father Ludwig Heine; and brother-in-law Dave Willette.