Janice M. Casey, 90, of Laurel, died Thursday, April 23, 2026 at her residence.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, May 1, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Laurel with the Rev. David Liewer officiating. Burial was in the Laurel Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel.
Janice Magdaline was born on April 4, 1936 in Fordyce to Howard and Mildred (Tramp) Loeb. The family moved to a farm south of Randolph on Highway 35 for several years, then moved to the Loeb farm north of Carroll. Janice attended rural schools and graduated from Carroll High School in 1953 at the age of 17 years. She loved horses and could often be seen riding around the countryside on her horse, Tony. After graduation she attended Wayne State College to become a teacher, so at age 17 she began her teaching career that she continued for the next 17 years.
Jan married the man she loved, Leo Casey, on Dec. 27, 1956 at the Catholic Church in Carroll. They started farming north of Carroll and later moved to a farm north of Belden, where their son, Donald Leo, was born in 1960. She and Leo moved to Sioux City, Iowa where Leo began his construction and roofing business and Jan continued teaching school. In 1964 their daughter, Debra Lynn, was born on St. Patrick’s Day. A year later their son, James Howard, was born. Jan and Leo purchased a house in Laurel in 1965 where they continued to live until they built their own home. They owned and operated the roofing business, the car wash, Lumber Yard, a motel, and the West Randolph Ballroom (which they owned and operated for 32 years).
Survivors include her son Jim (Dawn Ebmeier) Casey of Laurel; five grandchildren - Julia (Mathieu) LaVigne, Calvin (Michaela Strathman) Casey, Nolan (Sara Carlson) Casey, Anna (Billy) Trosper & Kolby Casey; five great grandchildren Mathieu Jr., Dorothy and Magdalena LaVigne, Taytum and Rhett Casey; step-sister Lonna Curtis of Las Vegas, Nevada; sisters-in-law Laurie Loeb of Sioux City, Iowa, Jackie Casey of Colorado Springs, Colorado; nephew Bob Jr. Loeb of Sioux City, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents Howard and Mildred Loeb; husband Leo of 63 years on 8-1-2018 at the age of 85 years; son, Donald, in 1979; daughter, Debra, in 1986; a brother Bob Loeb; step-mother, Beatrice.
