Janice Lynn Rife

JANICE LYNN RIFE MUSCATINE, Iowa - Janice Lynn Rife, 63, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Muscatine UnityPoint Hospital. Celebration of Life will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the Letts Community Center, 125 E Iowa Street, Letts, IA. The Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com. Janice was born on January 8, 1960, in Muscatine, the daughter of Jerry Rupe and Geraldine Martin Rupe Davis. She married Carl Rife on October 8, 1976, in Rock Island, Illinois. Janice was a traveling nurse. She enjoyed going to the casino, playing cards, traveling, and meeting new people. She loved spending time with her family, friends, and grandkids that gave her the nickname of "Nene". Janice also loved her dogs, Callie and Bella. Janice is survived by her children, Jessica (Ron) Rife-Martin, Summer Rife (Don Clark), Nate (Charissa) Rife, and Zack (Allison) Rife; grandchildren, Jayven (Jenna) and Jaisey Yerington, Macey Todd, Lexi, Lainey, and Addison Dugan, Andrew, Banner, and Ledger Rife, Kimb...[more]

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Schmidt, Bentley Crockett, and Chloe, Westin, and Daxtin Rife; great grandchild, Jayven J. Yerington; and sisters, Judy Burkett and Carrie (Bill) Brown. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Steven Rupe.