Janice M. Casey

Janice M. Casey, age 90 of Laurel, Nebraska died on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at her residence.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Laurel with the Rev. David Liewer officiating. Burial will be at the Laurel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Friday. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel.

Janice Magdaline was born on April 4, 1936 in Fordyce, Nebraska to Howard and Mildred (Tramp) Loeb. The family moved to a farm south of Randolph on Highway 35 for several years, then moved to the Loeb farm north of Carroll. Janice attended rural schools and graduated from Carroll High School in 1953 at the age of 17 years. She loved horses and could often be seen riding around the countryside on her horse, Tony. After graduation she attended Wayne State College to become a teacher, so at age 17 she began her teaching career that she continued for the next 17 years! Jan married the man she loved, Leo Casey on December 27, 1956 at the Catholic Church in Carroll, NE.

They started farming north of Carroll and later moved to a farm north of Belden, where their son Donald Leo was born in 1960. She and Leo moved to Sioux City, Iowa where Leo began his construction and roofing business and Jan continued teaching school. In 1964 their daughter Debra Lynn was born on St. Patrick’s Day. A year later their son James Howard was born. Jan and Leo purchased a house in Laurel in 1965 where they continued to live until they built their own home. They owned and operated the roofing business, the carwash, Lumber Yard, a motel, and the West Randolph Ballroom (which they owned and operated for 32 years).

Janice is survived by her son Jim (Dawn Ebmeier) Casey of Laurel; five grandchildren - Julia (Mathieu) LaVigne, Calvin (Michaela Strathman) Casey, Nolan (Sara Carlson) Casey, Anna (Billy) Trosper & Kolby Casey; five great grandchildren Mathieu Jr., Dorothy & Magdalena LaVigne, Taytum & Rhett Casey; Step-sister Lonna Curtis of Las Vegas, NV; sisters-in-law Laurie Loeb of Sioux City, Iowa, Jackie Casey of Colorado Springs, CO; nephew Bob Jr. Loeb of Sioux City, IA.

Jan was preceded in death by her parents Howard and Mildred Loeb; husband Leo of 63 years on 8-1-2018 at the age of 85 years; son Donald in 1979; daughter Debra in 1986; a brother Bob Loeb; step-mother Beatrice.