Joanne (Jansen) Duranceau

JoAnn (Jansen) Duranceau I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge will award to me on that day. JoAnn has now moved on from her role as a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt, loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother, to be one with God to enjoy His continual presence. She will live on and continue to be an example to her family and her many friends. She loved the outdoors, especially her garden and her flowers. JoAnn loved to travel, which included yearly trips to the New Jersey shore, where our great friends, Tim and Betts shared with us the love of the ocean. Her favorite trip was to Hawaii and she told her friends she always wanted to go back. Other memories included trips to Switzerland and Paris, Mexico, Florida and our last trip to Niagara Falls. JoAnn graduated from Marathon High School and got her Bachelor of Arts from Marion College. She worked at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company as a computer analyst. JoAnn loved her job because it consisted primarily in helping others. She was thankful for the many friends that she had at Liberty Mutual and was thankful for the support they showed her during her illness. Prior to working at Liberty Mutual, JoAnn worked at Maine Public School and Linetec. JoAnn enjoyed golf in the summer and cross-country skiing in the winter. JoAnn rarely missed a day without going for a three-mile walk. JoAnn (Jansen) Duranceau, 54, 1123 Sausalito Drive, Waunakee, a former Wausau resident, died Wednesday, December 5, 2001 under the care of Hospice Care Inc., Madison. JoAnn was born April 16, 1947 in Wausau, daughter of Erna (Hall) Jansen, Marathon and the late Harry Jansen. She married Floyd Duranceau on October 26, 1968 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Marathon. He survives. Survivors, besides her husband, Floyd Duranceau, Waunakee and her mother, Erna Jansen, Marathon, include her children, Dionne (John) Stehly, Madison and Derek (Erinne) Duranceau, Waunakee, three grandchildren, Marissa and Lauren Stehly, both of Madison and Caleb Duranceau, Waunakee, twelve brothers, Tom (Judy) Jansen, Carp Lake, Michigan, Mike (Darlene) Jansen, Mosinee, Walter (Carol) Jansen, Marathon, Alan (Judy) Jansen, Mosinee, William (Julie) Jansen, Wausau, Robert (Judy) Jansen, Franklin, James (Darla) Jansen, Cottage Grove, Kenneth (Louise) Jansen, Australia, Joseph (Jackie) Jansen, Marathon, Edward (Julie) Jansen, Bolingbrook, Illinois, Randy, (Kathy) Jansen, Marathon and Harold (Stacy) Jansen, McFarland, three sisters, Mary Kay (John) Dreikosen, Marathon, Eileen (Clark) Hubbard, Ringle and Christine (Jerome) Blume, Marathon. The funeral mass will be celebrated 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2001 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Marathon. Rev. Joseph Diermeier will preside. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park, Wausau. Friends may call from Noon Friday until the time of services at the church. Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, Marathon is in charge of arrangements.