Janet Elaine Surma, 19312018 (aged 87 years)

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Janet Elaine /Surma/
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Janet Elaine
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Surma
Family with Sylvester John Killeen
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19291992
Birth: December 20, 1929 31 22 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: October 24, 1992Benton County, Minnesota
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Birth: August 9, 1931Saint Francis, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: December 27, 2018Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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t. Cloud - Services for Janet Killeen, age 87 of St. Cloud, will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 2nd at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home Chapel in St. Cloud. Burial will be in Assumption cemetery. Janet died Thursday at the University of Minnesota Hospital. There will be a visitation after 10:00 AM Wednesday at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in St. Cloud.

Janet was born August 9, 1931 in St. Francis, Minnesota to Joseph and Mary (Krupa) Surma. She was a business partner in the firm of JB Surma and Son, Excavating Company until 1976. She then became a real estate broker until retiring in 2001. After retirement, she worked part time for ARIA Communications in St. Cloud, Minnesota, ultimately retiring in 2015. She was a member of many organizations, including: American Legion Post 428, Waite Park: VFW post 428; Eagles Aerie # 622, St. Cloud Auxiliary. She was a past member of the national,state, and St. Cloud Board of Realtors. She held memberships in Bloomington Minnesota Garden Club, St. Cloud Mrs . JC's, and Business and Professional Women of St. Cloud. Janet's hobbies were decorating for weddings and special occasions, and sewing. She was an avid reader, enjoyed crafting, and assembling puzzles. Her greatest treasure was spending time with her close and loving family.

Survivors are: daughter Kathryn (Dr. Mark) Dahl of Afton, Minnesota; Karyn (Mark) Anderson of Alexandria, Minnesota; and KarylLyn (Dan) Janski of Savage, Minnesota. Grandchildren include, Dr. Dana Dahl (Trent Johnson), Jenny (Dr. Rob) LeFevere, Lindsay Dahl (Colin Price), Joel Anderson, Katelyn (Kyle) Whittenburg, Kellie Janski, and Krystal Janski. Janet also had five great grandchildren: Parker and Aspen Johnson, Casey Jane and Calvin LeFevere, and just born this Christmas Day, Pepper Lee Price.

She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant daughter, sister Sally Moline Eckmann, brother, Jerry Surma and survived by her sister Marlene Surma McMullen of St. Cloud.