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Janice Lee Lanning

Last updated 9 Nov 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: 15 Mar 1927 in Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States

Died: 24 Nov 2019

Father: Russell James Lanning (1904 – 2002)

Mother: Erma Arabell Higley (1907 – 1997)

Supporting evidence for:
name

census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 12, household n/a

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Janice Lanning).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Janice Lee Lanning Van Cleave).

obituary-russell-lanning-2002: Obituary for Russell Lanning (2002); “Russell Lanning,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Hays ⟩ The Hays Daily News” page 6; citing “The Hays Daily News (Hays, Kansas), 31 Oct 2002 (Thursday), page A6, column 2”

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Janice Van Cleave).

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birth

census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 12, household n/a

Comment Detail: Source includes age (13) and location (Kansas). Using her age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1940 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1926 to 1 Apr 1927.

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 15, 1927) and location (Atwood, Kansas).

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death

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes date (November 24th, 2019).

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father

census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Lines 9,12, household n/a

Comment Detail: Source identifies Janice Lanning as a daughter of Russle Lanning. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

obituary-russell-lanning-2002: Obituary for Russell Lanning (2002); “Russell Lanning,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Hays ⟩ The Hays Daily News” page 6; citing “The Hays Daily News (Hays, Kansas), 31 Oct 2002 (Thursday), page A6, column 2”

Comment Detail: Source identifies Janice [(Lanning)] Van Cleave as a daughter of Ruesell Lanning. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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Family

Spouse/Partner: LeRoy Don Van Cleave (? – 2002)

Married: 1949 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, United States

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1949) and location (Colby, Kansas).

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Miscellaneous Facts

Events

Moved To Residence: Abt Apr 1941 at , Thomas County, Kansas, United States

Graduation: Gem High School, 1944 at Gem, Thomas County, Kansas, United States

Graduation: St. Joseph School of Nursing, 1947 at Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States

Moved To Residence: 1955 at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Employer: Penrose Hospital, 1967-1989 at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Supporting evidence for:
events

obituary-peggy-saddler-2022: Obituary for Peggy May (Lanning) Saddler (2022); Baalmann Mortuary (https://www.baalmannmortuary.com/: accessed 8 Nov 2023), Baalmann Mortuary – Colby (Colby, Kansas)

Comment Detail: Source includes approximate date ("spring of 1941" [estimated as Mar 1941]) and destination (Cumberland farm, Thomas County [, Kansas]). The town (now a ghost town) was probably located near the existing, but not publically accessible, Cumberland Cemetery, just north of Gem, Kansas, and a little south of the old Tully, Kansas post office (closed 1887).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes high school (Gem High School), year of graduation (1944), and the presumed town of Gem, Kansas.

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1947), school name (St. Joseph School of Nursing), and location (Denver, Colorado).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1955) and destination location (Colorado Springs [, Colorado]).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes employer (Penrose Hospital) and impled location (Colorado Springs, Colorado).

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Attributes

Education: Tully country school (one room elementary school)

Residence: at Clinton Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States

Education: Atwood High School (freshman year)

Residence: at Clinton Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States

Education: Gem High School (sophomore to senior years)

Education: St. Joseph School of Nursing at Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States

Occupation: staff nurse at , , Nebraska, United States

Occupation: staff nurse at , , Connecticut, United States

Occupation: staff nurse at , , Kansas Territory, United States

Occupation: staff nurse, head nurse, crisis nurse (primarily in cardiac) at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Residence: at Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes school information (attended a one room elementary school at Tully country school). The date is an estimate based on attending 8 elementary (and "Jr. High") grades before starting high school in 1940.

census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 12, household n/a

Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Apr 1935) and location (same house [implying Clinton Township, County: Rawlins, State: Kansas]).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes school information (Freshman year at Atwood High School). The date is an estimate based on freshman year of a four-year school from which she graduated in 1944.

census-us-1940-ps-ks-rawlins-9-2a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Clinton Township, enumeration district 77-9, sheet 2A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Clinton ⟩ 77-9" image 4; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1252 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”

Reference Detail: Line 12, household n/a

Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1940) and location (Clinton Township, County: Rawlins, State: Kansas).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes school information (remaining three years of high school at Gem High School). The date is an estimate based on starting the last three years of high school before graduating in 1944.

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes an implied date (1944 [the Autumn following graduation in Summer 1944), school name (St. Joseph School of Nursing), and location (Denver, Colorado).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (staff nurse) and state (Nebraska).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (staff nurse) and state (Connecticut).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (staff nurse) and state (Kansas).

obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

Comment Detail: Source includes occupation ("staff nurse, head nurse, and crisis nurse primarily in cardiac") and impled location (Colorado Springs, Colorado [based on her employer being Penrose Hospital]).

obituary-russell-lanning-2002: Obituary for Russell Lanning (2002); “Russell Lanning,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 7 Mar 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Hays ⟩ The Hays Daily News” page 6; citing “The Hays Daily News (Hays, Kansas), 31 Oct 2002 (Thursday), page A6, column 2”

Comment Detail: Source includes date (Oct. 30, 2002) and location (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

FOLLOWUP

Janice married Leroy Van Cleeve (b. 1926, m. 16 Jun 1949 in Colby, Thomas County, Kansas). [research-a-spear-family-history]

The children of Janice and Leroy are {private}. [research-a-spear-family-history]

There is a memorial for Janice on Find A Grave (memorial ID 236460546) but there is no gravestone image. It does note that she has a plot in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.

Janice was survived by five children, {private}, nine grandchildren, {private}, and eight great grandchildren, {private}. [obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019]

Supporting evidence for:
research notes

research-a-spear-family-history: {private} Engelmann, A Spear Family History, privately printed 1988, updated 2002, 2005; privately held

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obituary-janice-van-cleave-2019: Obituary for Janice Van Cleave (2019); Evergreen Funeral Home (https://www.evergreenfuneralhome.org: accessed 22 Sep 2023), Colorado Springs, Colorado

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