Obituaries

Jerome Janning, age 74, of Carroll, Iowa, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa, while en route to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Mt. Carmel. The Celebrant will be Father Joe Dillinger. Con-celebrant will be Father Brian Danner. Lector will be Jim Baumhover. Gift Bearers will be Jerry’s daughter, Jane Marie Havlik, her husband Bruce, and their daughter Lauren. Mass Servers will be Gabe and Ryan Evans. Eucharistic Ministers will be Sherry Henrich, Lorraine Danner, and Jim Baumhover. Honorary Pallbearers will be Tim Pudenz, Dave Sterns, Rick Hoffman, Kyl Knobbe, Gene Vincent, and Roman Steffes. Casket Bearers will be Marvin Huegerich, Vic Sapp, Jerry Wernimont, Glen Steffes, Jim Tierney, and Mike Bachman. Burial will be at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Carroll American Legion.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 P.M. Tuesday. A rosary will be prayed at 4 P.M. Tuesday by the Carroll Knights of Columbus. There will be a Christian wake service at 7 P.M. Tuesday by Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish.
Jerry was born on December 14, 1935, at Carroll, Iowa, the son of John B. and Theodora R. (Schoeppner) Janning. He spent his lifetime in the Mt. Carmel and Carroll communities and graduated from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in 1953. In his early years Jerry was employed by the Witt Flooring Company of Davenport. He served on active duty with the U.S. Army Military Police from October 1961 until August 1962. Jerry and Mary Louise Henrich were united in marriage on October 6, 1962, at St. Francis Church in Maple River. The couple made their home north of Carroll on Highway 71. Following his military service Jerry, along with his brothers, formed Janning Brothers Terrazzo Company which was operated until 1977. He then formed his Home and Commercial Masonry Specialist Company and operated the business to this day. Jerry also operated a snow removal business, owned and operated the Carroll Concrete Company for 15 years and in the 1970’s operated a Scorpion Snowmobile Sales Company and was named the State of Iowa’s top salesman for two years. Jerry was considered a concrete artist. His latest creation was the Lakers Basketball Court at Veterans Memorial Park in Carroll. He created concrete water fountains, murals, benches, and driveways that can be seen throughout the Carroll area. He was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Carroll American Legion, Honorary Life Member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers’ International Union of America. Jerry dearly loved his family, especially his granddaughter Lauren, loved his work, and enjoyed baseball, having played semi-pro baseball for the former Carroll Merchants Baseball Team.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Louise Janning of Carroll; a daughter, Jane Marie Havlik and husband Bruce of Grimes; his granddaughter, Lauren Havlik; his brothers, John J. Janning and wife Mary Ann of Carroll, Bernard L. Janning and wife Arlene of Carroll, Kenneth N. Janning and wife June of Carroll, Lowell G. Janning and wife Julia of Glidden, and Earnest J. Janning and wife Diane of Glidden; his sisters, Dorothy Becker and husband Art of Dunlap, and Lois Mein and husband Dan of Leavenworth, Kansas; his mother-in-law, Isabella Henrich of Carroll; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Bonnie and Arlo Bueltel of Carroll, and Stan and Sherry Henrich of Carroll.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Lawrence Janning and his wife Jean; a sister, Louise Grossman and her husband Darol; and by his father-in-law, Floyd “Jeff” Henrich.