Janice Schlichting Obituary

Jan Marie Schlichting, 88 years old, of Littleton, CO, died on July 28, 2025.

She was born in Fort Dodge, IA in 1937 to Raymond and Lydia Dencklau. Jan was confirmed on May 28, 1950, at St. John's Lutheran Church. She attended Eagle Grove High School before studying nursing at the Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Sioux City, IA graduating in 1959. One of her favorite accomplishments was going to work at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital in San Diego and being part of the "Stork Club".

After meeting in San Diego, Jan and Roger Schlichting were married on March 7, 1965, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Vincent, Iowa. They were happily married for 60 years. Jan and Roger could not wait to start a family of their own and their children Ross and LaRae meant the world to them. When Ross and LaRae were young they loved going camping and seeing the sites in Colorado. Though she loved square dancing with her husband, crafting stained glass and advanced creative coloring, Jan's favorite role was a grandparent to her grandsons Jayden and Sage Marsik. Jan treasured her time with them.

Jan is remembered for her cooking, being a member of the adoptive mother's club, and her love for ceramics.

Jan Schlichting was preceded in death by parents Raymond and Lydia Dencklau, Brother Carl Dencklau, and is survived by husband Roger Schlichting, son Ross Schlichting and significant other Susan Jenkins, daughter LaRae Marsik and son-in-law Grant Marsik, grandsons Jayden and Sage Marsik, brother-in-law Ivan Schlichting and sister-in-law Kathy Morse, brother Lee and sister-in-law Mary Dencklau, brother Reggie and sister-in-law, Arvilla Dencklau, and sister-in-law Karen Dencklau.

Jan was a charter member and Sunday school teacher at Hosanna Lutheran Church with her husband by her side for the past 51-years.

Her memorial will be held on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Hosanna Lutheran Church, 10304 W. Belleview Ave. Littleton, CO 80127. The service will be livestreamed via this link. Reception will follow after the memorial service.

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