a Sunday after church in Oyens. They were later wed at St. Catherine's Catholic Church on May 24, 1949. Jean and Ralph made their home on a farm near Oyens. She worked part time for her brother, Don, as a bookkeeper at Mount Drug in Le Mars. On the farm she enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening along with canning. Jean and Ralph moved to Le Mars in 1988. Jean was always on the go with her card clubs and coffee groups. Weekly trips with Ralph were made to Sloan to play the slots, and she also enjoyed working crossword puzzles.
Grateful to have shared her life is her husband of 68 years, Ralph Niehus of Le Mars, IA; five children and their spouses, Chuck and Dora Niehus of Lyons, CO, Dale and Linda Niehus of Overland Park, KS, Randy and Linda Niehus of Le Mars, IA, Jane and Kevin VanWyhe of Farmington, AR, and Curt and Rochelle Niehus of Le Mars, IA; grandchildren, Candi and Bill Steel, Darin and Jami Gleason, Derek and Erin Niehus, Kristin and Raj Desai, Shaun Niehus, Kyle and Kari Niehus, Brett Niehus and Kenzie Lang, Tyler Niehus and Haley Stinton, Kelly Niehus, Cory Niehus and Socorra Rol, Andrew VanWyhe and Angie Maresh, Caleb VanWyhe; Chad and Hilary Niehus, Andrea and Jeremy Langel and Caitlyn Niehus; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Norma, Delores, Rosemary and Paula; brothers, Donald and Larry; and an infant brother, Andrew.
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