Naomi Jans age 96, a longtime rural Gilbert resident died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Visitation for Naomi will be Saturday, Feb. 2, from noon until service time at the Gilbert Lutheran Church in Gilbert with a funeral service at 2:00 pm at the church. Burial will be at South St. Petri Cemetery rural Story City, Iowa.
G. "Naomi" Jans was born March 27, 1911 on the Jacobson Century Farm near Gilbert, Iowa to Nels and Linda (Anderson) Jacobson. She was baptized and confirmed in the St. Petri Lutheran Church in Story City. She graduated from Gilbert High School. She attended Iowa State College (ISU) and transferred to Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) where she graduated in 1932.
She was employed in several department stores in Ames including Fair Store, Tildens, and Younkers, and at the Union Story Trust & Savings Bank (now US Bank).
On February 10, 1953 Naomi was united in marriage to Klaus Jans at the Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames. Naomi and Klaus moved to the Jacobson Century Farm near Gilbert and lived there until August 1998 when they moved to an apartment in Ames. In 1999 Naomi moved to Bickford Cottage which became her home.
Naomi was a member of the Gilbert Lutheran Church. She was active in the Martha Circle, served as Church Treasurer for a number of years, and also taught Sunday School.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Klaus, her parents, and a brother and sister who died in infancy.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the church.