Janet May Nichols Hansen, 70, of Austin, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester-Saint Marys Campus.

She was number two of six girls born to Byron and Blanche (Monson) Nichols of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. Janet graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1962. She was then accepted into the nursing program at Austin Vocational School, where she obtained her LPN license. Janet was united in marriage to George “Pudge” Hansen on April 24, 1965. They were blessed with two children, Tim and Wendy. They later divorced. Janet worked as a nurse most of her life at area nursing homes. She spent her final years of nursing at the Adams Health Care Center, Adams, Minnesota. After she retired from nursing she went to work at the Salvation Army Thrift Store and most recently The Dollar Tree. Janet was a member of Crane Chapel, where she could be found on the piano bench every Sunday morning. Janet loved to put puzzles together, along with fishing with her grandchildren, though her biggest passion was collecting anything that resembled a barn.

Survivors include her children: Tim (LouAnn Kosberg) Hansen, and Wendy (Hansen) Parker, both of Austin; grandchildren: Tony Fuerstenberg, Jade Parker, Nathan Parker, Jarred Kosberg, Chance Mickelson, Athena Hansen and Brooklyn Hansen; great-grandson Isaah Ahles; sisters: Joyce (Jay) Fawver of Austin, Janelle (Kenneth) Thorson of Glenville, Judy (Bruce) Love of Springfield, Colorado, Jolene (Kevin) Enerson of Bemidji, Jeanine (Curtis) Kolterman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 17 nieces and nephews, 38 great- and 16 great-great nieces and nephews; mother-in-law Violet Hansen; ex-husband George “Pudge” Hansen; brothers and sisters-in-law: Dennis and Debra Hansen and family, Jerry Johansen and family.

She was preceded in death by her parents Byron and Blanche Nichols; father-in-law Howard Hansen; sister-in-law Sharron Johansen; nephew Lee Byron Fawver and niece Tonya Kay Love.

A celebration of Janet’s life will be Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Crane Chapel with Pastor Dale Christiansen officiating. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Worlein Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be at a later date in the spring at the Greenwood Cemetery in Glenville, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.worlein.com.