Janet Ann Galloway

March 24, 1939 - April 15, 2020

Janet Galloway March 24, 1939 – April 15, 2020 Janet Ann Galloway, 81, of Stratford, passed to her eternal home on April 15, 2020. Due to CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19 there will be a celebration of life at a later date. Janet was born as the oldest child of Lowell and Sylvia (Paulson) Holbert on March 24, 1939, in Ames, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Stratford and attended Iowa State University. On June 15, 1958, she married Jerry Galloway. They lived in Rockford, IL, where Jerry was a mill wright and carpenter. In 1962 they returned to farm near Stratford with Janet’s parents. Janet worked at Agri-Education for over 20 years. Jerry retired in 2002 and they moved into Stratford. Jerry passed away in 2014 and Janet moved to Athens Woods Estates in 2016, then into Stratford Specialty Care in January, 2020. Janet was very active in the First Baptist Church, teaching many classes and holding various offices. She and Jerry hosted a number of guests in their home over the years. Janet was an avid artist and painted scenery pictures that now hang in the homes of her children and grandchildren. She loved to walk and was out nearly every day that weather permitted, and some when it didn’t. Janet is survived by her four children: Stewart (Darlene) Galloway of Walford, IA, Paula Galloway of Des Moines, Lexie (David) French of Cedar Rapids and Stella (Eric) Schoenberger of Beaver Dam, WI.; thirteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; sister Jane Ritland of Shawano, WI, and brother Dennis (Pam) Holbert of Albany, OR. Janet was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry, and parents Lowell and Sylvia Holbert. Memorials may be given to First Baptist Church, Stratford, IA. Online Condolences may be left at www.schroederfuneral.com Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home 515-432-4550