Janice Keder Obituary

Keder
Janice Keder
December 22, 1930
December 10, 2024

Janice Marlene Krenzer Keder died December 10, 2024, just shy of her 94th birthday, due to Alzheimer's disease. Jan was born December 22, 1930, at home in Dodge County, Nebraska. She spent her early years on a farm in rural Nebraska where she attended a one room school. In 1941 her family moved to California to seek better economic opportunity. Jan graduated from Burbank High School and earned an A.A. from Glendale College. During a summer trip to Nebraska, she met Wilbert Keder at a Farmers Union Hall dance. They married in 1951 in Pittsburgh, PA where Bert was a graduate student. During the next three decades she raised four children while living in Richland, WA and Bradford, PA. She returned to school during the 1970s and obtained both her B.A. and M.L.S. at the University of Pittsburgh. Jan went on to work professionally at Pitt Bradford, on Semester at Sea, and as science librarian at Colorado College until her retirement in 1996. Jan's many interests included world travel (to all 7 continents), reading, gardening, quilting, playing word games, spending time with friends, and instructing her family how to load the dishwasher. Her husband Bert, son John (Cheryl), and son-in-law Bill Gignac (Nan) preceded her in death. Her survivors include her brother Richard Krenzer (Sandi); her daughters Nan, Lisa (Bill Pohlman), and Martha; her daughter-in-law Cheryl; her grandchildren Nicki, Austin, Tyler, Elliot, Neal, and Carl; and honorary son Uddhav. A formal service is not planned. Her family will fulfill her request to scatter her ashes on the Oregon coast. In memory of Jan, please consider a donation to the Colorado College Summer Music Festival.