Obit: McCarron, Janis Pauline (1938 - 2016)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Foust, Johnson, McCarron, Murray, Sabaska, Zier

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 5/04/2016

McCarron, Janis Pauline (Zier) (1 APR 1938 - 28 APR 2016)

Janis Pauline (Zier) McCarron died on April 28th, 2016 at Cornerstone Hospital, Tucson, Arizona.

Janis was born on April 1, 1938, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to Clarence and Wilma (Sabaska) Zier.

She graduated from Dorchester High School in 1956 and from UW-Eau Claire in 1961. She taught music and elementary education in the Colby School District for many years.

She married Neil McCarron on August 1st, 1964. He died in 1984. She was active in golf and bowling her entire life but her real passion was photography.

She is survived by one brother, Sam (Linnea) Zier of Abbotsford, Wisconsin; two sisters, Rebecca (Sid) Johnson of Tucson, Arizona and Debbie (Louie) Murray of Melrose, Wisconsin, and one sister-in-law, Diane Zier of Amherst, Wisconsin and their families. She is also survived by her fiancé of eight years, Tom Foust, of Tucson and many cousins and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, her parents, and her brother, Dan.

No service is planned. There will be a private inurnment. Rebecca and Sid Johnson will hold an informal open house at their home in Tucson in Janis' honor on May 21, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

Donations may be made to the Sportsmen's Fund, P.O. Box 16141, Tucson, AZ 85732-6141 or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements under the direction of East Lawn Palms Mortuary, Tucson, AZ.