Cover photo for William "Bill" F Janssen's Obituary
William "Bill" F Janssen Profile Photo
1936 William "Bill" 2025

William "Bill" F Janssen

February 27, 1936 — June 13, 2025


William (Bill) F. Janssen, died on June 13, 2025, at RiverView Hospital with his loving family by his side.

Bill was born on February 27, 1936, in Crookston, Minnesota. He was united in marriage 69 years ago to Doris Ann Palmer. They raised four children, Cindy, Kathy, Scott, and Todd.

Bill worked for the City of Crookston for 38 years as the Street Superintendent. After retirement he began a second career as a bus driver for the Crookston Public Schools for 17 years. He was lovingly known as "Grandpa Bill" by the kids.

Family meant everything to Bill and he and Dory built a cabin on Maple Lake and enjoyed many cherished memories with family.

Bill is survived by his loving wife, Doris, four children- Cindy (Dave) Kucera of Crookston, Kathy (Mike) Wilkens of Cedaredge, CO, Scott (Debbie) of Anchorage, AK, and Todd (Missy) of Maple Lake.

Seven grandchildren- Angela, Megan, Chelsea, Derek, Bradley, Emily, and Jaikob. Ten great-grandchildren- Jimmy, Avalyn, William, Eden, Charlie, Trigg, Ruth, Mara, Grayson, and Carson.

Also survived by brother Jerry Janssen, sisters-in-law Joni Tollefson and Bonny (Larry Landwehr) and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Edith, brothers Orval, Robert, Wayne, and sister Joanne.

May God bless the memory of Bill.

A funeral service honoring Bill’s life will be held at 2:00pm on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in Crookston, Minnesota. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, with burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery.


To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of William "Bill" F Janssen, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Monday, June 16, 2025

1:00 - 2:00 pm (Central time)

Stenshoel-Houske Funeral & Cremation Service

615 South Minnesota Street, Crookston, MN 56716

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Monday, June 16, 2025

2:00 - 3:00 pm (Central time)

Stenshoel-Houske Funeral & Cremation Service

615 South Minnesota Street, Crookston, MN 56716

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 980

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree