Janice Arlene Pack

Janice Arlene Pack, 77, of Claremore, Oklahoma, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020. Family will meet with friends from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa, the funeral service will immediately follow. Interment will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 31st, at Mount Bethel Cemetery, Weston, Missouri. Janice Arlene Pack was born on November 17, 1942, in Atchison, Kansas. She was the second daughter of William Harold Rees and Wanda Fellows Rees. Janice grew up in Iatan, Missouri, on her parent’s tobacco farm where she developed a love for animals and particularly horses. On hot summer days she and her father would ride horses into town to get cold RC Colas and Cherry Mash candy bars. She graduated from Weston High School in 1960 and went on to attain her teaching degree from Benedictine College, in Atchison, Kansas. Janice’s passion for horses was a driving force throughout her entire life. In her young adult years, she became involved in breeding, raising, training, and showing horses. Janice won several championships showing horses over many years. Through showing horses, she met and fell in love with Aziel Lloyd (Al) Pack. Janice and Al married in 1964 and made a home in Ottawa, Kansas. In 1968 they welcomed a son, Thomas Lloyd and he was quickly followed by a sister, Sue Ellen, in 1969. As her young family grew, they were active in 4-H and Janice served as the 4-H Horse Club leader for many years. In addition to 4-H the family spent time rodeoing and showing horses together. Janice eventually became a judge for the American Quarter Horse Association and served as a judge for many horse shows during her life. Janice was an intelligent and well-read woman who pursued knowledge. Later in life she decided to return to school and eventually earned a degree in social work from Pittsburg State University. She also enjoyed writing and had several stories about horses published in local and regional papers. In the final years of her life Janice divided her time between her home in Ottawa, Kansas, and her daughter Sue’s home in Claremore, Oklahoma, where she spent time with her family and continued to enjoy rodeos and horse shows for as long as she was able. Janice is preceded in death by her parents William and Wanda Rees, of Weston, Missouri, her sister Jeanette Rees of Weston, Missouri, her husband Aziel Lloyd (Al) Pack of Ottawa, Kansas, and her daughter Sue Ellen Pack Teel, of Claremore, Oklahoma. She is survived by her son and his wife, Tom and Michelle Pack, of Skiatook, Oklahoma, granddaughter, Amber Cutshaw, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, grandson, Ethan Pack of Skiatook, Oklahoma, and granddaughter Bailey and her husband Joel Van De Wiele, of Skiatook, Oklahoma. The family suggests memorial contributions to Franklin County 4-H Development Fund c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.