Janet Dell Kelm, 64, of Bellmead, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 13. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 18, Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Mt. Calm Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at the funeral home.
Janet was born September 26, 1957, in Waco, Texas to James and Ima Delle (Pryor) Johansen. She graduated from Hubbard High School in 1975 and completed Texas State Technical Institute's Dental Laboratory Technology program in 1977. Janet began working for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Waco as a ward clerk in November 1979 and held multiple positions on the VA campuses in Waco, Marlin and Temple until her retirement from the Financial Services Center in September 2012. She was an avid sports fan and enjoyed trips across the state and nation to cheer on the La Vega Pirates, McLennan Highlanders & Highlassies, and the Baylor Bears.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Ima Delle Johansen, and a great nephew, James Crow.
Survivors include her daughter, Candice Kelm of Bellmead; two brothers, Ronnie Johansen and wife, Linda, of Valley Mills, and Danny Johansen and wife, Cindy, of San Antonio; four nieces Melissa Crow, Jennifer Seamanski, Laura Toomey, and Krista Stacy and their families; and numerous extended family members and friends that she loved as family.
Pallbearers will be Jon Seamanski, Seth Seamanski, Nathaniel Stacy, Keith McCaghren, Dylan Peterson, Frank Toomey, and Alex Hernandez. Honorary pallbearers will be David Crow, David Hernandez, Jackson Toomey, and Austin Toomey.
Contributions in Janet's memory may be made to the McLennan Community College Foundation General Athletic Fund at http://bit.ly/MCCFND21 or 1400 College Drive, Waco, TX 76708.