Janice L. Darby

1952 - 2021

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Janice L. Darby, 69, of Coralville, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.  Her body was cremated, services will be held at a later date.  A memorial fund for Alzheimer’s Research has been established in Janice’s name and donations may be sent to the Peterseim Funeral Home: PO Box 81, Kalona, IA, 52247.

Janice Louise Darby was born Jan. 18, 1952, in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of Willard and Bernice (Venzke) Darby.

She graduated from Highland High School and Mt. Mercy College as an LPN.  She furthered her education at the University of Iowa with a degree in business administration.  Janice was a senior budget analyst for the City and County of San Francisco for many years.

On Sept.3, 2004, she was united in marriage to Jon Rentfro. She enjoyed knitting, needlepoint, cooking, and collecting Santas.

Survivors include her husband: Jon of Coralville; two brothers: Harold (Sandy) Stout of Richardson, Texas, and Dale (Nancy) Stout of Cedar Rapids; eight nieces and nephews: Jamie Stout, Molly Tschopp, Jeff Stout, Joe Stout, Kathryn, Brian, and Eric Stout and Diane Stout; two goddaughters: Shelby Waldschmidt and Jackie Fogerty; and a good friend: Pat Ort-Poore of Columbus City, Iowa.

Preceding Janice in death were her parents.