Janet Ann Louise Gustafson

May 20, 1927 - November 15, 2017

Janet Ann Louise Gustafson Boone, Iowa Date of Death: November 15, 2017 Funeral services for Janet Gustafson, 90, of Boone, will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Evangelical Free Church, Boone, IA. Visitation will be 5:00 -7:00pm Friday at Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 609 Seventh Street, Boone, IA. Also, the family will greet friends Saturday at the Evangelical Free Church one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be in Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. Memorials are suggested to Evangelical Free Church or Westhaven Community Care Center. Janet Hoesly was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 20, 1927. Her parents were Lester and Freida Olm Hoesly. When Janet was a child, her mother passed away. In 1940 Janet’s family moved to Boone. Janet graduated from Boone High School in 1945. On June 23, 1951, Janet married Roy Gustafson in South Carolina while Roy was serving in the United States Army. Janet was a telephone operator in South Carolina. Later, Janet and Roy moved back to Boone County to begin farming and start their family. Janet continued working as a telephone operator in Boone. Later, she worked at a grocery store in Boone and was a cook at United Community High School for 23 years. She was a wonderful mother and farm wife for over 60 years. Her family loved her dearly. The grandchildren and great-grandchildren were especially loved by their grandmother. One of Janet’s passions was traveling with Roy in their motorhome. They traveled to every state in the union, Alaska 3 times and 21 times to Texas where they would spend their winters together. Janet was a member of The Evangelical Free Church in Boone. She was very active at her church. She taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School, she was a chair of Ruth Circle and belonged to several women’s ministries. Janet Gustafson passed away November 15, 2017 at Westhaven Community Care Center, Boone, Iowa. She was 90 years of age. Preceding her in death were her parents Lester and Freida Hoesly, and stepmother Irene Hoesly, and two brothers: Bill Millard, and Vernon Hoesly. Survivors include husband, Roy Gustafson of Boone, IA; sons: Steve and his wife Lisa; Dennis and his wife, Deborah; and Larry and his wife Melody; grandchildren: Jeremy (Kelly) Gustafson, Sara (Wes) McDonald, and Crystal (Justin) Schiermeister, David (Jen) Gustafson, Denae (Chris) Vetterick, Caitlin (Kyle) Jacobsen, Pierce Gustafson, Benett Gustafson, great-grandchildren: Sophie, Emme, Silas, Tytus, Aayla, Cooper, Ethan, Gracie, Henderson, Hadley, Trinity, Halle, Michael, Dylan, and one on the way; and many nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be left at www.schroederfuneral.com. Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 609 Seventh Street, Boone, IA 50036 515-432-4550