Janice Kearney

October 10, 2019

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Janice Claudine Kearney
Of Des Moines, Iowa

Janice Kearney, age 79, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Taylor House Hospice. She was born on June 19, 1940 in Blackhawk County to Ralph and Mildred Pierce Zimmerman. Janice was the oldest of three, she had two sisters, Judy and Sharon. Her father was a construction worker, so they moved around a lot until finally settling down in Des Moines, Iowa.

Janice attended Tech High School. She met and married Larry Hawxby in 1958 and to that union they had four children. Janice spent many years being a homemaker. The two later divorced in 1974 and soon after she remarried to Carol Kearney, they were happily married for 35 years until his passing in 2010.

Janice worked for Super Value Warehouse in the bakery for three years and then in the bakery at Dahl’s Foods. She later worked for Tone’s Spices in Ankeny, retiring after 30 years of service. She was a proud longtime member of the Teamsters Local 43. Janice enjoyed cooking, ceramics and tending to her flowers around her swimming pool. Janice especially loved watching old Doris Day and Elvis movies and listening to Elvis Presley music.

She is lovingly survived by her children, Dean (Deb Tesson) Hawxby, Timothy (Karla Pelkey) Hawxby, Valarie (Fred) Christiansen and Richard (Holly) Hawxby; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law, Dave Bracewell.

Janice was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Carol Kearney; both of her parents; and sisters, Judy Pottinger and Sharon Bracewell.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, October 14, 2019 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines.

Memorial Contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Janice.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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