Jane Baker Bosch, 82, Steen, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.
A funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, at the Reformed Church of Steen. Burial followed in the Eastside Cemetery near Steen.
Jane Jansma was born on Dec. 2, 1936, to Dick and Tena (Jouwstra) Jansma in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Steen, Minnesota. Jane attended school through the eighth grade in Lester, Iowa.
On January 15, 1957, she married Albert Baker at the Steen Reformed Church. The couple settled onto the Baker homestead east of Steen where they farmed and raised their six children. Her husband, Albert, died unexpectedly on his farmland in August of 1991. In 1994 Jane moved into a home that she built in Steen.
On Nov. 20, 1999, she married John Bosch. The couple lived at her home in Steen until Nov. 10, 2018, when she fell and suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury. Following her fall, Jane moved to the Tuff Home in Hills.
Jane was a member of the Steen Reformed Church where she served as the music director for the primary Sunday School department for 25 years. She was an active member of the Women’s RCW and volunteered at church wherever she was needed. Jane also spent many hours volunteering at the Hills-Beaver Creek School. In 2002 she received the “Friend of Education” award. She was a member of Extension and active in community events, serving on various committees throughout the years. Jane’s favorite way to spend her time was doing things with her family, whether that be Sunday dinners, fishing, playing cards and board games, enjoying time at the lake, cheering on water fights, or attending grandchildren’s ball games and activities.
Jane is survived by her husband, John Bosch, of Hills; children Glenda (Terry) Sandstede of Steen, Eunice (David) Roozenboom of Steen, Lois (Arlen) Leenderts of Hills, Alan (Vonnie) Baker of Steen, Laura (Brad) Dykstra of Soda Springs, Idaho, and Tim (Michele) Baker of Harrisburg, South Dakota; 20 grandchildren, Laressa (Justin) Birger, Deanna (Phil) Smith, LaDonna (Nick) Freiborg, Melinda (Chad) Kissell, Alisha Roozenboom, Valerie (Cory) Meinerts, Clint (Stephanie) Roozenboom, Kari (Brett) Quall, Greg (Laura) Leenderts, Tonya (Ryan) Devers, Jessie (Jeremy) Eben, Kilee (Eric) Uittenbogaard, Danielle (Shea) Klooster, Hallie Baker, Alex (Jordan) Dykstra, Tony Dykstra, Cassie Dykstra, Peyton Baker, Karlee Baker and Abby Baker; 26 great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Ranee (Kevin) Hagen of Hills, Brad (Linda) Bosch of Steen, Larry (Nicie) Bosch of Steen, Julie (Steve) Peters of Mountain Lake, Troy (Missy) Bosch of Luverne and Kathy (Randy) Fick of Beaver Creek; stepgrandchildren, Kassidy (Jeremiah) Rice, Matthew (Angeli) Hagen, Ana Hagen, Ela Hagen, Joshua (Kyle Snyder) Bosch, Ashley (Jordan) Huisken, Dylan (Krista) Bosch, Brandon Bosch, Jordan Bosch, Janessa Peters, Lexia Peters, Kendra Bosch, Logan Bosch, Taylor Reese, Madison Fick, Sidney Fick and Kenadie Fick; 10 step great-grandchildren; siblings, Joyce Hommes of Rock Rapids and Mary (Ron) Niessink of Luverne; and other family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Baker; infant daughter, Darla Kay; six brothers-in-law and five sisters-in-law.
Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com.
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