Janice Rae (Olsen) DeMarce was born March 20, 1936, in Fairmont, Minn., to Soren and Ellen (Garrison) Olsen. She spent most of her days living in Blue Earth where she married Bernard DeMarce and raised her family. Janice was an all-around type of woman. She loved all sorts of life, from watching the water flow by at her favorite spot on the river to dancing along to her favorite songs in the kitchen. She had a laugh and smile that could make anyone smile. She loved to spend time with her kids and grandkids, and her beloved dog Gus. But her most important job and passion was keeping her family together and happy as best as she could. Throughout all of her different roles in life as a librarian, an aide on school bus routes, caring for the special needs, and even a real estate agent for a short time, there wasn’t a time where she wasn’t thinking about her family and friends and looking at the better side of life even when times were hard. She was a loving, caring person and would’ve done anything for anyone. She is survived by her special friend, Larry Mitchell; her children, Kimberly (Larry) Gray, Patrick (Kim) DeMarce, and Sherri (Jim) McGee; her grandchildren, Josh (Jen) Gray, Matt (Emma) Gray, Emily (Scott) Levine, Kelly (Megan) LaMont, Ryan (Natasha) LaMont, Kyle (Lindsay) DeMarce, Dylan (Kim) DeMarce; great-grandchildren, Brayden, Alexis, Addison, Peyton, Glori, Georgia, Gracia, Liam, Hanley, Harper, Elijah and Gabriel; as well as many other extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard DeMarce; her sons, Brett and Tim DeMarce; and her many brothers and sisters. www.pattonfh.com

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