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Laurabelle Janssen, 88, of Ritzville, WA, passed away on December 1, 2020, at Royal Park Retirement Center in Spokane, WA. Laura was born July 20, 1932 in Barclay Township, MN, the 12th child of John Warren and Dora May Grover.

On March 3, 1956, she married Charles Janssen. While raising their family in Ritzville, she worked at the nursing home and hospital. In her later years, she cared for elderly people as an in-home caretaker. She never passed up an opportunity to spend time with her family, and play a game of Skip-Bo or Scrabble. She will be lovingly remembered for her family meals, a...