COLUMBUS/FALL RIVER--Janice Elaine Neesam, age87, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, surrounded by family in Fall River. Janice was born on June 5, 1928 in Ferryville to John Edward and Sylvia Ora (Reierson) Kenefick. She graduated from Rio High School in 1946. In 1950, she graduated from the Columbia County Normal School in Columbus. From there, Janice taught at the La Follette School, a one room school house in Keyeser. She followed her love for teaching throughout her life and later acted as a substitute in Rio. She was married to Russell E. Neesam on December 31, 1953 in Rio. They lived in Columbus and raised five children: Janell (Terry) Witte of Waukesha; Janine (Christopher Hons) of Doylestown; Jacqueline of San Francisco CA; Jillanne (Thomas) Ladwig of Fall River; and Tyler of Columbus. Janice was active in her community, participating in Girl Scouts, attending the United Methodist Church, and acting as an Alderman for the City of Columbus for several years. She enjoyed baking, sewing, playing cards, gambling, and most of all- spending time with her grandchildren. Janice loved creating beautiful quilts for friends and family. Janice is survived by her children; her three brothers Don (Peggy) Kenefick; Bud (Jay) Kenefick ; Ray (Dona) Kenefick as well as her two sisters Lois (Jim) Dott and Carol (Paul) DeMeo. Her dearly loved grandchildren: Bridget Witte Wilcox, Jeff (Julie) Witte, Kristin (Carlos) Sanchez, Katelyn Witte, Joshua Ladwig, and John (Heather) Ladwig. She also was blessed with great grandchildren: Richard Wilcox III, Savannah Wilcox, Kayla Wilcox, Daniyal Rana, Tiegan Witte, Owen Witte, Evan Witte, Adrian Sanchez, Elena Sanchez, and Quinn Ladwig. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell; her parents; her sisters-in-law, Ruth and Carol Kenefick; her nephews, Ron Dott and Bill Kenefick; and her unborn son, Terrance. Funeral services were held at 11:30 A.M. on Friday, February 26, 2016 at the COLUMBUS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Columbus. Pastor David Byers-Dent officiated. Inurnment will be in the Fountain Prairie Cemetery, Town of Fountain Prairie. Visitation was from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday at Jensen Funeral & Cremation, Columbus and from 10:30 A.M. until 11:30 A.M. on Friday at the church. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Janice's life. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice. A special thank you to the doctors and staff at Poser Clinic, staff at The Meadows and Agrace Hospice for their kind and compassionate care.