Mar 24, 2021

Janetta Fern 'Jane' Lemmert (1947-2021)

Posted Mar 24, 2021 8:45 PM

     Janetta Fern 'Jane' Lemmert, age 74, of North Platte, Nebraska peacefully passed away at home on March 23, 2021.
     Jane was born on January 25, 1947 to Darrel 'Pat' and Dorothy (Stubblefield) Haynes at Gothenburg, Nebraska, where she grew up.  She graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1965.
     On May 7, 1966, Jane married Charles 'Chuck' Donald Lemmert at Julesburg, Colorado.  They lived in Ogallala, Nebraska where they both worked for TRW, then moved to Grand Island, Nebraska a few years later and worked for Cornhusker Ammunition Army Base, building bombs for the next two years.
     Jane and Chuck moved around Nebraska,  living and working in Scottsbluff, Broken Bow, and Wahoo, then moved to Hutchinson, Kansas.  Jane, who had a passion for working with youth, was employed by Kansas Public Schools for 15 years, then worked in the library at a school in Wakeeney, Kansas.  When the couple moved to Norht Platte, Nebraska in 1999, Jane went to work in the children's section of the North Platte Library until retiring at the age of 65.
     Jane enjoyed boating, camping and traveling, but most of all she loved her family.
     Jane leaves behind her husband, Chuck, of North Platte, Nebraska; ad their children Todd Lemmert of McHenry, Illinois, Jason Lemmert (Jessica Bruere) of Bondurant, Iowa, and Stacy Lemmert of Noble, Oklahoma; a granddaughter Marissa Lemmert; her sister Cheri (Mike) Wilson of Gothenburg, Nebraska; a brother Larry (Carol) Surber of Lincoln, Nebraska and other family.
     She was preceded in death by her parents, Darrel & Dorothy Haynes.
     In keeping with her wishes, cremation was chosen.  Memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore in North Platte, Nebraska with Pastor Mark Baldwin officiating.  For those unable to attend, the service will be recorded and posted to odeanchapel.com.
     The memorial book may be signed online at odeanchapel.com or prior to the service at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore in North Platte, which is in charge of arrangements.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the North Platte Library Children's Section.