Janice Kay Hepker
June 3, 1942 — October 25, 2019
Janice Kay Hepker, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, October 25, 2019, at her home. Visitation: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Janice was born on June 3, 1942, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Raymond and Theola (Rose) Hatfield. On August 13, 1971, she married James “Fat Man” Hepker Sr., in Rock Island, Illinois. Janice worked as a bartender and at Quaker Oats. She enjoyed gambling, playing bingo, word search puzzles, crocheting and Facebook. Janice loved spending time with her grandkids and talking on the phone.
Survivors include her children, Jeff (Sue) Henderson, Jeri (Traci) Henderson, Kim (Jay) Doolin-Hepker, James “Zeke” (Corina) Hepker Jr., and Jeremy Hepker; grandchildren, Brad (Lexi), Tony (Jessica), Jason, Josh (Chantel), Ariella, Ethan, Noah, Jonathan, Jordan, Kayle, Buddy, Marisa, Zach, Tasia, and Landon; fourteen great-grandchildren, Bradlee, Bryson, Khloe, Liam, Aubree, Rebecca, Easton, Dakota, Rosslyn, Jakobi, Ka’Mya, Bryan, Vivian, and Sylas; brother-in-law, Jerry Hepker; her Cedar Rapids sister, Jenny Berger; and many nieces and nephews.
Janice was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James in 2016; nieces, Tonda and Tammy; nephew, John; great-grandchild, Odin; and two special friends, Don Berger and Mary Pierce.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Mercy.
Janice was born on June 3, 1942, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Raymond and Theola (Rose) Hatfield. On August 13, 1971, she married James “Fat Man” Hepker Sr., in Rock Island, Illinois. Janice worked as a bartender and at Quaker Oats. She enjoyed gambling, playing bingo, word search puzzles, crocheting and Facebook. Janice loved spending time with her grandkids and talking on the phone.
Survivors include her children, Jeff (Sue) Henderson, Jeri (Traci) Henderson, Kim (Jay) Doolin-Hepker, James “Zeke” (Corina) Hepker Jr., and Jeremy Hepker; grandchildren, Brad (Lexi), Tony (Jessica), Jason, Josh (Chantel), Ariella, Ethan, Noah, Jonathan, Jordan, Kayle, Buddy, Marisa, Zach, Tasia, and Landon; fourteen great-grandchildren, Bradlee, Bryson, Khloe, Liam, Aubree, Rebecca, Easton, Dakota, Rosslyn, Jakobi, Ka’Mya, Bryan, Vivian, and Sylas; brother-in-law, Jerry Hepker; her Cedar Rapids sister, Jenny Berger; and many nieces and nephews.
Janice was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James in 2016; nieces, Tonda and Tammy; nephew, John; great-grandchild, Odin; and two special friends, Don Berger and Mary Pierce.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Mercy.
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