Janet Hilda Haumersen

Service Details

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30AM, on Monday, October 16, 2023, at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church, 3101 Drexel Avenue, Racine. Visitation will be at church on Monday from 10:00AM until the time of Mass. Interment will take place at Mound Cemetery, 1147 West Blvd., Racine following Mass. To view the livestream of  Janet’s Mass of Christian Burial, you may click the link below. https://www.facebook.com/dlfuneralhome/videos/service-for-janet-haumersen/2725023164462833

Memorial Suggestions

In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorials in Janet’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association. (act.alz.org)

Janet H. Haumersen (nee: Bristow) passed away peacefully on October 6, 2023 with family by her side. She was born on June 16, 1932 in New Malden, England to the late Enid and Henry Bristow.

Jan grew up during World War II when food and clothing were rationed and children in London were evacuated and separated from their parents and sent to live with foster parents out of harms way.  She lived through numerous air raids and witnessed aerial dogfights between British fighter aircrafts and German bombers. Jan met the love of her life, the late James B. Haumersen, while he was stationed over in England. They were married in England and then moved back to Jim’s hometown, Racine, WI, where they built a life together, raising four children. Jan worked as a Specification Analyst at J.I. Case Co. for 22 years until her retirement. She enjoyed her job and coworkers, making life-long friends. Jan was a natural caretaker, bringing life, community, and warmth wherever she went. From a young age, she was a pillar of support for those around her. Jan walked alongside her mother into old age, comforted James’s family as they got on in years, and volunteered tirelessly with Lincoln Lutheran Center, giving her unwavering love and support to countless elders in our community over the course of many years.

For Jan, caretaking came second nature, and she has shown us what real commitment to community can look like at any age. Jan and Jim were active members of St. Lucy’s Parish. They helped with every festival and fund-raising activity for the school and church, long after their children graduated. Jan could be easily recognized in her apron and baseball cap, frying up the Parish’s famous fish fry. When she wasn’t caretaking, Jan could be found golfing, playing with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and gardening. While she is remembered in the community for her award-winning roses and impeccable attendance at church, those around her remember her for her strength, selflessness, and compassion for her family and friends.

Survivors include: her daughter, Kim Simon; son, Mark (Peggy) Haumersen; daughter, Laurie (Brian) Dunk; daughter-in-law, Mia Haumersen; eight grandchildren; Becky (Brian) Spanke, Nicholas (Anita) Simon, Elle (Patrick) Sullivan, Charles Haumersen, Zoe Dunk, Emily Dunk, Lauren Haumersen, and Mitchell (Emily) Haumersen; six great grandchildren; Delaney Spanke, Bennett Spanke, Aubrey Haumersen, Nora Sullivan, Audrey Sullivan, and Patrick Sullivan, Jr.; niece, Gem Angel. Jan was preceded in death by her parents, Enid and Henry Bristow; sister Mary (Bristow) Roberts; husband, James B. Haumersen; son, Micheal Haumersen; son-in-law, Carl Simon.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30AM, on Monday, October 16, 2023, at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church, 3101 Drexel Avenue, Racine. Visitation will be at church on Monday from 10:00AM until the time of Mass. Interment will take place at Mound Cemetery, 1147 West Blvd., Racine following Mass. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorials in Janet’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association. (act.alz.org)