Janeen Kay Hedke passed away Tuesday evening, May 12, 2020 at the Great Plains Health Hospital in North Platte, NE at the age of 69. She was born August 31, 1950 in Locust, IA to Dale and Norma (Hovey) Barth. Janeen went on to live her early adult life in Decorah, IA where she raised her children, John and Jackie.
Janeen married Charles F. Hedke on December 27, 1981 in Decorah, IA. They would later move to Atwood, KS where they owned a business for many years while eventually settling in Trenton, NE.
Janeen obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing on May 5, 1995 from the University of Nebraska. As a Registered Nurse, Janeen worked at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ, the Community Hospital of McCook, NE, and the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, NE.
Janeen loved attending Huskers football games with her husband, baking with her grandchildren, shopping, pampering her dogs, riding her horse. She cherished her time spent with her family friends and looked forward to their phone calls when apart.
Janeen is preceded in death by her father, Dale Barth; stepfather, William Schrandt; infant grandson, Drew.
Janeen is survived by her loving husband, Chuck Hedke; mother, Norma Schrandt; stepmother, Audrey Barth; two brothers, David (Cathey) Barth, Daniel (Tammy) Barth; two children John (Lori) McKernan, Jacquelyn (Robert) Sanford; two stepchildren, Michael (Nancy) Hedke, Brenda (Forrest) Sieger; seven grandchildren Jazmin, David, Alarie, Jaylen, Amanda, Alivia and MacKenzie; and two great grandchildren, Amari and Isaac.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. (CT, Saturday afternoon, May 16, 2020 at the Church of God in Trenton, Nebraska with Pastor Johnny Walker officiating. Interment will follow services in the Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Nebraska.