Janice Lee Flatten

January 7, 1936 - December 13, 2015

Janice Lee Flatten, the daughter of William and Irene (Bertelsen) Higgins was born on January 7, 1936, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Janice grew up in the Council Bluffs area and graduated in 1954 from South High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Janice was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and was presently a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel. Janice had been employed as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in Minneapolis. She had also worked as a housekeeper at the Glencoe Regional Hospital and was a Personal Care Assistant for her grandchildren. On October 21, 1989, Janice was united in marriage to Roger Flatten at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel. Together they made their home on the shores of Wolf Lake in Collinwood Township until they moved to Litchfield where they had resided until 2012 when Janice moved to Dassel following Rogers death. Janice loved to play cards, especially "500". Every Friday evening Roger and Janice would get together and play "500" with her children. She loved to shop in thrift stores and antique shops looking for great unique things. She was always dressed classy and unique. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time together for holidays and special events. She never left anyone out and loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren deeply. Janice is survived by her children, Shari (Shannon) Palm, Vicky (Craig) Dunn, Kelly Wade, Kent Vetsch, and Terri Ellingson, Jon Morris, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, brothers, Robert Munch, Steven Munch, two nieces, one nephew and a cousin, Harriet Greave. Janice was preceded in death by her daughter, Shelly, husband, Roger, parents and siblings, John Higgins Sr., Raymond Munch, and Mike Munch.