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Janice Holten

December 31, 1939 ~ October 26, 2025

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Janice Darlene Holten, 85, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. A private family burial will be held at a later date at the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Janice was born on December 31, 1939, in Spring Grove, Minnesota, the daughter of Earnest and Thelma (Folkedahl) Thorson. She was united in marriage to Howard Holten on April 22, 1956, in Decorah.

Janice would help anyone in need. She enjoyed trout fishing, ceramics, woodcarving, singing, music, and gardening. Above all she loved her family dearly.

Janice is survived by her children, Jaye Albaugh, Nikki (Vince) Dvorsky, Lane (Tonya) Holten, and Jeff (Lisa) Holten; 16 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; siblings, Nathan (Sandy) Thorson, Phyllis Blaess, Arthur (Linda) Thorson, Katherine Thorson, Elton (Vicki) Thorson, and Sheryl (Steve) McConnell; and many nieces and nephews.

Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Earnest and Thelma Thorson; husband, Howard Holten; children, Tony Holten, Julie Holten, and Shane Holten; grandson, Levi Holten; sister, Evelyn Bigler, and brothers-in-law, Roger Bigler, and Richard Blaess.

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  1. 🪽“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take”🪽

    🇳🇴❤️ek ann þér ❤️🇳🇴

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  3. Jan we didn’t always see eye to eye throughout the years but we never let it come between us. We were always able to still have a relationship with each other. Thank you for being a part of my life and my children’s life. You are loved and will be missed

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  5. Brenda Gaster-Sims:
    I’m sadden to see Jan’s passing. She was an amazing Mom, she always had a smile on her face.
    May she rest in Peace.

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  6. Grandma jan,
    Im so sad to hear you passed. So many memories from picking grapes for your homemade jelly to feeding the parakeets in the shed. When things got tough your house was always a safe place. Even tho we werent blood you never made me feel like i didnt belong…thank you grandma jan. Rest in peace

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  7. We will miss you, so many memories of Jan as a giving and loving Sister. Her work on earth has ended and she can rest in the arms of Jesus. I love and miss you.

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  8. Lynne Folkedahl. Jan was always kind to me through the Christmas cards we sent to each other telling of family (weddings, births, etc.). I plus some other young relatives were flower girls for their young son’s burial. My mother was always armed with her camera and took pictures. Maybe we’ll see each other again.

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