Jan Westman, 81, of North Platte died March 23, 2019 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island.
She was born March 7, 1938 at home near Gandy, NE, to Frank Marion and Pauline Marie Nielsen Barnes.
As a child Jan lived on Garfield Table with her mother, grandparents, and Uncles Paul and Albert Nielsen. They moved to Arnold in 1945 where she attended grade and high school, graduating in 1955.
On June 26, 1955, Jan married Ronald Lee Westman of Callaway at the Arnold Methodist Church. They lived in Kentucky and Maryland while he was in the service, moving to his family farm on Stop Table near Callaway in 1958. There they had 4 children: Jim, Julie, Bill and Bob.
The family moved to North Platte in 1970. In 1975, Jan accepted Jesus as her Savior. In 1982, they began full-time travelling, going south in winter and north in summer.
Jan became an LPN in 1991, graduating from MPCC in North Platte. She had nursing licenses in Nebraska, Wyoming, Texas and Nevada. She worked for the American Red Cross at bloodmobiles in and around North Platte for many years. She retired at the age of 69.
Jan’s husband, Ron, passed away in 2017. After his death, she lived in Central City with her daughter, Julie.
Mrs. Westman is survived by: four children, James (Kathy) Westman of Magna, Utah; Julie Rainbolt of Central City, NE; William (Kathy) Westman of North Platte; and Robert (Merry) Westman of Gurley, NE; twelve grandchildren, David (Kristine) and Jonathan (Martha) Westman of Magna, Utah; Danielle, Jennifer, and Sarah Rainbolt of Grand Island, and Amber Rainbolt (Jesse Herman) of Ashland, NE; Ryan (Connie) Westman of Pendleton, Oregon; Jason (Abi) of Excelsior Springs, Missouri; Daniel (Amanda) Westman and Michael Westman of Sidney, NE; Garrett (Kelsey) Westman of Omaha; Jared (Elayna)Westman of Kearney. She also is survived by 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald, and her parents and grandparents.
Memorial Services will be held on Monday, April 8 at 10 am at Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte; at 2 pm at Morning Star Church near Callaway; with private burial at Stop Table cemetery near Callaway.