- Date Of Birth: May 4, 1927
- Date Of Death: September 10, 2021
- State: Iowa
Dema Janssen, age 94 of Algona, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Algona. Dema Mae Hoyt, the daughter of David Fletcher and Sadie Tella (Sims) Hoyt, was born on May 4, 1927 near Missouri Valley, Iowa. She attended Missouri Valley Country School and after 8th grade Dema helped at home, babysitting and took care of her aunt. On May 4, 1945 Dema was united in marriage with Wilber Phillip Janssen in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Wilber passed away in 1983 and Dema later married Wayne Keith on May 26, 1989 in Nashua, Iowa. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Ladies Aid and Card Clubs. Dema enjoyed crocheting, puzzles, playing cards and teaching bridge.
Left to cherish Dema’s memory are her children, Kenneth (Nancy) Janssen of Ames, Gerald of Algona, LeRoy (Barbara) Janssen of Titonka, Betty (Thomas) Sangel of Spirit Lake, Melvin (Judy) Janssen of Emmetsburg and Randy (Nancy) Janssen of Emmetsburg; 17 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; 2 husbands; a son, James; siblings, Gwendolyn Stueve, Dona Faye Dahlberg and George Hoyt; and a daughter-in-law, Janet Janssen. Memorials may be made in Dema’s name and directed to Hospice of the Heartland or the Good Samaritan Care Center Christmas Fund.
