Janet was born in Mason City, NE on September 9, 1934 and later moved to Douglas, WY before her parents purchased the ranch south of Valentine, NE in 1942 where she& Bob live today. Janet attended a one room country school and entered High School as a freshman in Valentine, NE. After graduation, she attended Loretta Heights College in Denver, CO and did her intern work for Medical Technology at Glockner Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO.
Janet & Bob lived under the Dam at Ogallala, NE as the four boys grew up and she taught school at Arthur, NE and Rosco, NE earning education classes through Kearney, NE and Chadron, NE. From there she earned her Bachelor Degree.Janet married Bob Grabher in March of 1974. In 197 they moved to her parent's ranch south of Valentine, NE where they have lived for 46 years.
Bob & Janet have four sons, Dean (Cindy) who lives on the ranch and as she and Bob have retired, they are proud to pass the ranch on to Dean. Dick (Mary) who lives in Phoenix, AZ and loves the hot weather where he trains horses. Don (Melissa) is a banker in Dessmit, SD and Dan (Jennifer) lives in Valentine, NE and works for Land O Lakes Purina. They have 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The grandkids range from college students to bankers, attorneys, UNL employees, nurses, etc. Still trying to interest someone into being a doctor but several are still in college so. . . maybe!
Janet had taught for 40 years with several breaks in between. She also managed the Visitor Center at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge for 7 years.
They have an annual Charolais Bull Sale and have commercial cattle on the ranch. They do a lot of Embryo Transfer work on the ranch and in the past have shown our cattle in multiple states. This has been a highlight in their lives ranging to conventions, showing cattle, and delivering bulls. They always tried to stop off at Branson, MO, the Kansas City Arch or someplace on the way home. Many good friendships have been established all over the US with their Charolais friends.
Jane & Bob have Husker season tickets so they spend a lot of their time following games and went to Green Bay, WI to watch a Packers game. They have a 36 foot Montana Mountaineer 5th wheel and have traveled in almost every state. Lots of diesel and lots of fun. A great way to see the USA. Some of their trips have been to Alaska and Canada, up and down the full East and West Coasts, twice to Washington, DC, Gettysburg, Nashville, Memphis and Vicksburg, Grand Canyon, the Tetons, Yellowstone and the Black Hills, balloon festivals in Albuquerque, the National Cemetery in Vicksburg and then to see Andersonville and everything in between.
Every morning when Janet looks out her window, she sees deer, geese, turkeys, pheasants, ducks, cows etc. and she is glad to live in the great state of Nebraska and in beautiful Cherry County, Nebraska.
Janet was preceded in death by her parents, Graydon and Gladys Holm Anderson and 1 sister, Joyce Buvk.
She is survived by her husband, Bob; and 4 sons, Dean, Dick, Don and Dan.
Graveside service for Janet Grabher age 86 of Valentine will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28th at 2:00 PM at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Valentine. Visitation will be on Friday, at 3 PM at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines. Mrs. Grabher passed away on Nov. 21 in Valentine. Memorials may be made to the Sandhills Prairie Refuge Association or the Valentine Berean Bible Church.
Mrs. Grabher passed away on November 21, 2020 in Valentine, Nebraska.
Memorials may be made to the Sandhills Prairie Refuge Association or the Valentine Berean Bible Church.