Janette Elaine Wipf

Janette Elaine Hurd Wipf, 87, slipped into the arms of her Savior on November 3, 2015. She was born July 25, 1928, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the fourth child and eldest daughter of Guy Ray Hurd and Zola Edith Kosier. On October 23, 1948, she married Rev. Melvin James Wipf in Emery, South Dakota. Together they had three daughters and two sons. They lived in Sioux Falls, St. Paul, Sarles, Bridgewater, Cavalier and Fargo.

Janette is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, Sally Joan, and her brother Bob. She leaves to cherish her memory Bob's wife Janet and her siblings Donald (Alice), Joan Holler and Carol (Jack) Scott, and her children Jacque (David) Olson, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Judy (Leo) Lage, Cavalier, North Dakota; Fr. Terry Wipf, Bismarck, North Dakota; and Randal (Kathy) Wipf, Jupiter Farms, Florida; as well as nine grandchildren, three grandchildren-in-law, and six great-grandchildren.

She was a CNA for Lutheran Hospitals and Homes, and worked for several years at Rosewood on Broadway, where she lived for the last seven and a half years. An accomplished vocalist, Janette often sang for weddings, and was active in the Fargo Chapter of Sweet Adelines International (now A Cappella Express). She is also an avid supporter of NDSU Bison football and basketball and F-M RedHawks baseball.

In lieu of flowers, the family would encourage donations to Operation Christmas Child.