Janice Birkholz

Fergus Falls, died Satur-

day, October 2, 2021.

Janice was first and

foremost a homemaker,

caring for her three girls

and making sure there

was always fresh baked

cookies and brownies

available.

She was a partner to her

husband, Maurice, in

their crop spraying and

aviation business and his

many entrepreneurial ad-

ventures. She also spent

many years working as a

hostess and manager of

the restaurant at the

Minot Holiday Inn where

she formed many cher-

ished friendships that

continued throughout her

lifetime.

She and Maurice began

collecting dolls in 1982

and coordinated doll

shows throughout the

upper Midwest region.

She was known as the

North Dakota Doll Lady,

winning several blue rib-

bons at the ND State Fair.

Her doll club friends

blessed her in countless

ways. Many may also

remember her as a

volunteer with the ND

Norsk Hostfest, which she

loved. Janice also earned

quite the reputation as a

highly skilled Bridge

player and enjoyed many

laughs with both her

Minot card playing

friends and most recently

with her newfound group

at the Fergus Falls Senior

Center. She was amazed

at how welcoming and

warm everyone was to her

when she moved from

Minot to Pioneer Pointe in

Fergus Falls in 2015.

She was fortunate to

live there until the very

end, surrounded by peo-

ple she loved and respect-

ed. Those who knew her

also understood her deep

love of her grand dogs,

Ella, Hattie and Sadie who

will miss her greatly.

She is preceded in

death by: her parents,

Melvin and Catherine

(Nafus) Holmen; husband,

Maurice; sister and

brother-in-law, Sandra

and Galen Kaeding.

Janice is survived by:

her children, Maureen

(Richard) Dimont of

Beaufort, SC, Beverly

(James) Hawkinson of Ap-

ple Valley and Kristi

(Steven) Lausch of Fergus

Falls; grandchildren, Alis-

on Steinwood, Angela

(Justin) Musland,

Matthew Steinwand,

Janelle (Ryan) Schmidt,

Connor (Hanna) Lausch

and Keaton Lausch;

great-grandchildren,

Harrison, Tanner and Lu-

cas Musland.

A private family

memorial service is

planned for a later date.

Memorials preferred to:

the Humane Society of

Otter Tail County, the

Fergus Falls Senior Center

or the Fargo Air Museum

Assistance provided by

the Olson Funeral Home

in Fergus Falls.

Online condolences

may be sent to

www.olsonfuneral

home.com