Rose Januschka

Rose Januschka, age 86, of Little Falls, MN, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Diamond Willow in Little Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Belle Prairie, MN, with Fr. Nick Landsberger officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls with a Parish Prayer Service at 5:00 p.m., St. Ann's Society Rosary at 6:00 p.m. and Knights of Columbus Office of the Dead at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Thursday at the church from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Rose Philomena Schmidtbauer was born on December 29, 1925 in Buh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota to the late Joseph & Mary (Boser) Schmidtbauer. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school. She moved away for her high school years and graduated from Breckenridge High School. She continued her education and received an LPN degree. She was united in marriage to Stephen Januschka on June 20, 1950 at St. John's Nepomuk Catholic Church in Lastrup, MN. The couple made their home in Belle Prairie Township where they raised their eight children and lived all their married life until she moved to Diamond Willow in October, 2011. Rose enjoyed her career as a Nursery Nurse at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls for over 20 years. Upon her retirement, she volunteered at St. Gabriel's Hospital. Rose was a faithful member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie where she was involved in St. Ann's Society and St. Robert's Mission Group. Rose loved to giggle and her laugh was infectious. She always had a tender, kind, special place in her heart for those who needed it most. Often she gave words of wisdom, "cherish each day and make it a masterpiece" and "more good has been wrought by prayer than the world dreams of". She loved to cook, bake and read. Her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren would always bring a special sparkle to her beautiful blue eyes. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Stephen Januschka of Little Falls, MN; children, Elizabeth "Betty" (Allen) Heinz of Little Falls, MN, Helen (Tom) Swanson of Brainerd, MN, Aggie (Mark) Graham of Fountain Hills, AZ, Catherine "Cate" (John) Thompson of Milaca, MN, Jerry (Jackie) Januschka of Little Falls, MN, Ben (Peggy) Januschka of Hastings, MN, Louise (Joe) Heimler of Menomonie, WI, and Grace (Brian) Hawkins of Tucson, AZ; 16 grandchildren, Stephen Heinz, Julie Beierman, Angie Nelson, Sara Schmidt, Maria Ozanne, Beth Tippett, Andrea Johnson, Tessa Dahlstrom, Janelle Schrupp, Jolene Beisang, Jocelyn Januschka, Laura Januschka, Jon Heimler, James Heimler, Michael Hawkins and Nick Hawkins; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Beatrice Schmidtbauer, Carol Schmidtbauer, Leiha Larson, Charlotte Januschka and Ann Yoerg; brother-in-law, Francis Januschka and many nieces and nephews. Rose was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, twin sister, Regina Athman, Richard Schmidtbauer, Theresa Tretter, Leander Schmidtbauer and Ronald Schmidtbauer. In lieu of flowers, memorial preferred to Unity Family Hospice, Little Falls, MN.