- Date Of Birth: March 29, 1957
- Date Of Death: July 15, 2017
- State: Nebraska
Janelle Bahr passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk after an eight month battle with pancreatic cancer. Her strength and courage were only surpassed by her faith.
Janelle was born in Norfolk to Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Trautwein of Winside on March 29, 1957. After Elwin Trautwein’s passing, her mother Shirley remarried, making Kenneth Fleer Janelle’s stepfather. Janelle was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Winside and graduated from Winside High School in 1975.
On July 29, 1978, Janelle married the love of her life, Richard N. Bahr of Norfolk . They raised two children together in Norfolk; Jessica Muhs of Marquette and Adam Bahr of Omaha.
In addition to raising their two children, she also thoroughly enjoyed gardening. When her hands weren’t in the soil, she was often photographing the beautiful results of her hours in the flower gardens.
Janelle was a kind and loyal friend, and a patient and protective mother and grandmother. You could always count on her for insightful advice.
Janelle will be dearly missed by her husband Richard Bahr, daughter and son-in-law Jessica and Joshua Muhs, son Adam and his longtime girlfriend Amber Raes, and daughter and son-in-law Crystal and Scott Lukas of Beaverton, OR, grandsons Brennan, Aidan, and William Lukas, brother Lee Trautwein of Winfield, KS, sister and brother-in-law Dorinda and Randy Janke of Norfolk, and countless other relatives and close friends.
Janelle was preceded in death by her parents and step-father, her in-laws Lloyd and Angela Bahr, and three sisters-in-law Sharlene Trautwein, Beth Bahr, and Jeannie Maas.
