OBITUARY Jane Claire Pagenkopf
Jane Claire (Johnson) Pagenkopf, age 54, of Minnetonka died April 20, 2004. She fought a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Survived by her husband, Fred of 33 years, (Married Sept. 12, 1970) mother, Leona Johnson, sister, Nancy (Clarence) McCarty, brother, Don (Nancy) Johnson and 9 nieces and nephews and 7 great nieces and nephews. She was a loving wife, sister, sister-in-law and aunt who will be deeply missed. Preceded in death by father, Donald (Toby) Johnson, a Robbinsdale police officer; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Fred and Eleanor Pagenkopf, who did tax preparation for 35 years in Delano. They Had a Dairy Farm in Maple Plain. A 1967 graduate of Robbinsdale High School, National Honor Society, Past Honor Queen of Bethel 39 Job's Daughters, Robbinsdale where she met Fred in DeMolay 0n June 8, 1968, The Evening she went out as Honored Queen. Past Worthy Matron and 35 year member of Robbinsdale OES. Employed for 33 years as a legal secretary at the law firm of Leonard, Street and Deinard, where she started the Christmas skits in 1983; President of the Keepsake Seekers Hallmark Collectors Club, past Secretary and newsletter editor of the MPVA Video Association; Member of Twin City Professional Photographers Association. She did wedding photos and videos with Fred for 28 years, doing over 1,200 weddings and made a lot of people smile.
Among the many things she enjoyed were her Christmas collection of Santa Bears, Department 56 Snow Village & North Pole Village, and Possible Dreams Clothtique Santa's, Plate & Hummel Collecting were a Happy Pastime. Traveling to Florida Calif. Arizona Hawaii, the many Cruses they did. Jane loved shopping and going to the professional conventions with Fred allowed them to take many trips to Vegas. .
We are blessed to have experienced the miracle of knowing her. She touched a lot of lives with her caring and sense of humor. She was my kind of girl – She had Character and always a BIG SMILE. So when you see
A Butterfly or a Bunny Rabbit think of Janie and blow her a Kiss. And remember to give someone a Smile
Memorials preferred to the Masonic Cancer Center, Inc. or Robbinsdale Eastern Star. Private interment at Lewis Cemetery, Maple Plain, MN. Service Saturday, 11 a.m. at Robbinsdale United Church of Christ, 4200 Lake Road, Robbinsdale, MN. Star Service at 7 PM at Washburn-McReavy, Robbinsdale Chapel, 4239 W. Broadway. From her loving husband, Fred Pagenkopf (952) 545-8256 505 Milbert Road, Minnetonka, MN 55305 And her loving mother, Leona H. Johnson (763) 537-6308 4109 Mildred Place Robbinsdale, MN