Janice Marie Martin

Shueyville- Janice Marie Martin was born November 19, 1942 the daughter of Gerald and Ethel (Hotle) Graf near Washington, Iowa. She was married to Walter Jay Kempf and they had three children. He passed away July, 1991. In April, 2000, Janice was married to James C. Martin in North Liberty. She retired from the University of Iowa Hospital in January 2005. Janice passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at her home after a 5 year battle with lung cancer at the age of 73 years.

Janice is survived by her loving husband and best friend Jim; her three children: Jeanne Koshatka of Wellman, Jane (Mike) Townsend of Wellman, and James (Michelle) Kempf of Coralville. Four grandchildren: Kyle (Nikki) Koshatka of Cedar Rapids, Nicole (Rick) Beckley of Iowa City, Amanda (Cody) Smith of Wellman and Kelsey (Adam) Feldmann of Coralville; Four great grandchildren: Khai Koshatka of Cedar Rapids, Adelia Beckley of Iowa City, Elena Wells of North Liberty, and Baby Feldmann of Coralville. Three step children: Veronica (David) Cerka of Cedar Rapids, Marilyn (Clark) Remsburg of Concord, NC and Brian Martin of Shueyville. Nine step grandchildren: Shiloh (Lahcen) Qasserras of Concord, NC. Rachel Remsburg of Charleston, SC. Luke and Hannah Remsburg of Concord, NC. McKaylia, Dylan, and Clayton Cerka of Cedar Rapids, Ashtyn and Braxton Martin of Shueyville. A step great granddaughter Nisreen Qassarres of Concord, NC. Three sisters: Shirley Brendle of Knoxville, TN. Joyce (Jack) Dillon of Wellman and Donna (Jon) Wade of Wellman. A step brother and sister; Phil (Shirley) Martin of Marion and Kay (Max) Proctor of Drakesville. Special "Family" members; Bev and Bob Schader of Osceola; in-laws Ken and Sue Kempf of Wellman, Linda Kempf of Cedar Rapids and Aileen Blades of Des Moines. Many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first hushand Walter Jay Kempf, parents Gerald and Ethel Graf, son-in-law Norbert Koshatka. Parent-in-laws Walter John and Alice Kempf and John and Delores Martin; brother-in-law Fred Kempf and Russell Martin.

The family wishes to give special thanks to Dr. Melanie Stahlberg and her staff, Dr Martin Wiesenfeld (now retired), Dr. Deb Wilbur, the staff at Hall Perrine Cancer Center, family, friends and neighbors who supplied so much care and love for Janice.

A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Visitation will be Saturday, March 19, 2016 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Cancer Society or Wellman First Baptist Church. Powell Funeral Home is caring for Janice and her family. Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com