Janey Ruth (Rosencrans) Payne

Janey Ruth (Rosen-

crans) Payne, the

daughter of Joe and Mar-

tha (Carpenter) Rosen-

crans was born on January

20, 1952 in Rugby, North

Dakota.

She died at the age of

69 years on Sunday,

February 28, 2021 sur-

rounded by a wonderful

family at the Trinity Med-

ical Center in Minot,

North Dakota following a

courageous battle with

cancer.

Janey grew up in Town-

er, North Dakota and gra-

duated High School there,

the class of 1970. She was

united in marriage to

Richard “Rick” Payne on

September 5, 1970 in

Lewiston, Idaho. The cou-

ple made their home in

Towner following their

marriage. A loving and

devoted wife, mother,

grandmother, homemaker

and friend to many, Janey

also worked outside the

home at the Towner

Tastee Freeze and later at

the Heart of American

Medical Center for 27

years, most of the time

serving in the capacity of

Admissions Supervisor.

She is survived by: her

husband, Rick of Towner;

two sons, Justin Owen of

Deering and Levi (Tara) of

Harrisburg, South Dakota;

one granddaughter, Sierra

Doerr; three grandsons,

Jaden, Henry and Isaac

Payne; her siblings, Peggy

(Don) Uglen or Lewiston,

Idaho, Hazel (Bill) Tun-

stall of San Diego, Califor-nia, JoAnn (Bob) Vinje

and Wayne “Derby”

(Glenda) Rosencrans, all

of Everett, Washington,

Nola Rosencrans of Bur-

lington and Dave (Julie)

Rosencrans of Palm

Desert, California; nieces,

nephews, other relatives

and a host of friends.

She was preceded in

death by her parents.

COVID-19 Restriction

are still in effect for pub-

lic gatherings, meaning fa-

cial masks are recom-

mended, observation of

social distancing, hand

hygiene and staying at

home if not feeling well.

Memorial services will

be held at 1:30 p.m. Fri-

day, March 5th at the

Zion Lutheran Church in

Towner with spring burial

in the Union Cemetery,

Towner. Mr. Wally Fret-

land, Officiant. Services

will be live streamed and

can be accessed by going

to her obituary at

www.funerals

byanderson.com and

clicking on the link found

in her obituary.

Arrangements with the

Anderson Funeral Home

of Towner. Online regis-

try: www.funerals

byanderson.com