Harry E. Janssen, 89, Luverne, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001, in Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center, Luverne.
Services were Wednesday, Sept. 5, in St. John Lutheran Church, Luverne. The Rev. Charles Boeder officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.
Harry E. Janssen was born July 19, 1912, to Henry and Anna (Miene) Janssen in Gladstone, Ill. As a young boy he moved with his family to South Dakota where he attended school. He moved to Luverne in 1934.
He married Helen Beyer on May 22, 1938, in Luverne. He was a salesman for various companies. He also owned and operated a car dealership called Smith & Janssen in Luverne and sold feed for Walnut Grove.
Mr. Janssen was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne and also of the Luverne Sportsmen's Cub. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed hunting. He became a resident of Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center on Jan. 14, 1997.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Janssen, Luverne; two sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Judy Janssen, Russell, Kan., and Lyle and Karen Janssen, Brandon, S.D.; two daughters and one son-in-law, Linda Koranda, St. Joseph, Mo., and Louise and Martin Parent, Beverly Hills, Mich.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Richard Janssen, Luverne, and Eddie Janssen, Flandreau, S.D.; and one sister, Margaret Bowman, Slayton.
Mr. Janssen was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two sisters.
A tree will be planted in memory of Harry Janssen by Hospice of Luverne Community Hospital.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.