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Dane Janssen, 69

Dane Janssen passed away on July 2, 2017, after an extended illness. Dane was born on March 8, 1948, in St. Maries, Idaho, to Harvey and Beverly (Moore) Janssen. He was raised in St. Maries by his uncle Milton and Beverly Moore.

He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Melea; five children, Robert (Aimee) Janssen and family, Anthony (Jody) Janssen and family, Jodi Janssen, Mary (Josh) Kellberg and their children Nichole, Elijah and Isaac, and Angela (Mathew) Barnett and their children Joshiah, Samuel and Rebekah; 10 siblings, Harold (Marge) Sungren, Terry (Claudia) Janssen, Willie (Rita) Janssen, Donna Janssen, Diane Lucas, Debbie Janssen, Denise (Jerry) Schultz, Jay (Lucia) Janssen, Malina (Ron) Hrycenko and Lyle Stone; aunts Dorothy Blankenship and Lois (Bill) Caswell; 17 nephews and five nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Beverly (Moore) Stone and (stepfather) Garfield Stone, and Harvey Janssen; grandparents Lyle and Edith Moore; uncles Jerry Moore and Henry Blankenship; and brothers Robert Janssen and Charles Janssen.

After graduating from St. Maries High School, Dane joined the U.S. Marines. During his enlistment he spent 1967-1968 in Vietnam. He returned to St. Maries and went into logging for several years working for others, as well as owning his own business. He then became a long-haul trucker for several years before going into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation field. He ran Port of Hope in Coeur d’Alene for 8-1/2 years before opening his own business, Maranatha Counseling in Sandpoint, Idaho. During that time he also contracted with the State of Idaho Tribes, primarily the Kootenai Tribe in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He retired in 2004 due to a severe back injury.

His memorial is being held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at The Altar Church, 901 E. Best Ave., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Reception to follow.

Visit Dane’s memorial and sign his online guest book at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.