Janet Loos Obituary

Janet Loos, 81, of Lamoni, died Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the Lamoni Specialty Care in Lamoni. No services will be held for Janet. Burial will be at Moon Cemetery near Macksburg, Ia at a later date. Memorials are to the family to establish a nursing scholarship at SWCC in Creston. Powers Funeral Home in Creston is assisting with arrangements. Online condolences can be given at www.powersfh.com.

Janet Louise (Wheeler) Loos was born on October 20, 1943, in Macksburg, IA., to Elga Arga Wheeler and Doris Mildred (McMains) Wheeler. She grew up in Macksburg and while attending high school she lettered 4 years in basketball, softball, mixed chorus and was well known by the community for her basketball playing skills. She graduated from Macksburg High School in 1961, received her LPN license from Iowa Western Community College and was licensed in Iowa and Kansas.

Janet worked in several hospitals and nursing homes over the years in Iowa and Kansas, owned Whistlestop Creamery in Earlham, ran an antique shop in Kansas and worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.

On July 6, 1991, Janet was united in marriage to David Loos at Pine Valley in Creston. After marriage, they opened the Whistlestop Creamery in Earlham. Janet enjoyed gardening, bird watching, especially hummingbirds, tending to her dogs and cats, loved horses and was an avid horse rider, she also barrel raced in rodeos on her special horse Tawney. She loved to read and together they enjoyed going to different antique stores and taking long drives to different towns.

Surviving are her daughters, Jerri (Mike) Murren of Lamoni and Kasi (Mark) Haines of Topeka, Kansas; her sister Shirley Lattig of Macksburg; 4 grandchildren, Tara Sell, Noble Murren, Kaylin Dreher and Tyler Haines; 5 great-grandchildren Jovie, Annabeth, Oliver, Kaiser and Morrigan; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Janet was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband David Loos in February 2025.