Anita H Harris Holladay Janssen

1931 - 2021  (89 years)

• Name	Anita H Harris Holladay Janssen
  Born	10 Dec 1931	Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Sep 2021	Centralia, Nemaha County, Kansas
  Cremated	2 Oct 2021	Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I15245	Rossville
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Homer Roy Harris,   d. 8 Mar 1945
  Mother	Alberta Patricia Powers Harris,   b. 7 Mar 1907, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Jan 1998, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1929
  Family ID	F3753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Roy Ayres Holladay
  Married	12 Sep 1954	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
  Divorced	1986
  Children	1. Anne Marie Holladay   2. Leslie Sue Holladay Weirough   3. Douglas Roy Holladay
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2022 20:48:39
  Family ID	F8795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Arthur F Janssen,   d. 30 Sep 2001
  Married	15 Dec 1990	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Holladay, Anita-Janssen, Arthur Holladay-Janssen Vows Exchanged Saturday, December 15, 1990, Anita H. Holladay and Arthur F. Janssen exchanged wedding vows in the sanctuary of the United Methodist Church, St. Marys, in the presence of immediate family. The Rev. Joseph W. Booth officiated. Witnesses for the occasion were Carla Opliger and Arol Janssen. Dorothy N. Hoobler played musical selections on the organ. Mrs. Janssen is owner of the "St. Marys Star." Mr. Janssen is a farmer/stockman and soil conservation contractor in the Emmett community.
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2022 20:49:01
  Family ID	F4758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Cremated - 2 Oct 2021 - Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Janssen, Anita Anita H. (Harris) Janssen December 10, 1939 ~ September 25, 2021 (age 81) Anita Harris Holladay Janssen, 89 formerly of rural Emmett, died Saturday, September 25, 2021, in Centralia. She was born December 10, 1931, at Ancon, Canal Zone, the eldest daughter of Homer Roy and Alberta Patricia Powers Harris. She attended Canal Zone schools, graduating in 1949 from Balboa High School. She attended Park College in Parkville, MO, for two years, and Wichita State in Wichita, KS, for one and one-half years. On September 12, 1954, she was married to Roy Ayres Holladay at First Methodist Church in Wichita; the marriage ended in divorce 32 years later. The Holladay family lived in Atchison, Overland Park, and Louisburg before purchasing the St. Marys Star, a weekly community newspaper, and moving to St. Marys in April 1972. On December 15, 1990, Anita was married to Arthur F. Janssen in a private ceremony at the St. Marys United Methodist Church. The couple lived in Emmett Township. He died of cancer September 30, 2001. Anita was active in church activities, Extension, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts while her children were growing up. She enjoyed home arts, oil painting, and reading. She served as volunteer church secretary in Louisburg and was secretary for the St. Marys, Emmett, and Belvue United Methodist Churches. Anita was lay leader of the Emmett United Methodist Church, as well as secretary of the administrative board, and taught the adult church school class. Anita and her husband sold the St. Marys Star in 1983. They resumed ownership and publication in 1985. Anita sold the Star in 2005 and retired. Surviving her are two daughters, Anne Marie Holladay, Fairbanks, AK, and Leslie Sue Weirough, Aurora, CO; a son, Douglas Roy Holladay, Jupiter, FL; three grandsons, Jarad Bond and Shaun Bond, Anchorage, AK, and Quentin Weirough, Fort Collins, CO; a granddaughter, Madison Weirough, Aurora, CO; a great-granddaughter, Kethry Bond, Anchorage, AK; a sister, Marion Buol, Petaluma, CA; a stepson, Larry A. Janssen, Baldwin City, KS, two stepdaughters, Judith Ann St. Cin, Austin, TX, and Sandra Moore, San Antonio, TX; seven stepchildren and fourteen step-great-grandchildren. One sister, Louise Bradshaw, Antioch, CA preceded her in death. Cremation has been requested by the deceased. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 2, 2021, at the St. Marys United Methodist Church, inurnment will be at Valley View Cemetery in St. Marys. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Emmett United Methodist Church, or to Community Health Ministry in Wamego.