Janette Marie (Northway)Morton Obituary (1946 - 2016)

Janette Marie (Northway) Morton Janette passed away early in the morning of the 24th of October at Westview Care Center in Indianola due to complication from a fall at home in Milo. She was the daughter of Leonard and Edith (Spencer) Northway Sr. and was born October 19, 1946 at Des Moines General Hospital in Des Moines. She attended a two room School House (Woodland) walking with her twin brother John. Graduating 8th grade she went on to S.E. Polk High School and there was involved in sports-basketball and going to the Drake Relays running Hurdles and getting ribbons and medals for performing without error. After graduation she worked at the state of Iowa at the Robert Lucas Building in Des Moines for the drivers License and convictions area. Janette always got her work done early and asked to help others if they needed any help. She even got to process her own ticket. In later years after her boys were Out of School Janette went to DMAAC in Ankeny for further education. In 1994 she was hired by the Good Samaritan Society in Indianola and never missed a day of work for 14 years. The family was told she was one of the best workers and could count one her to be on time. Janette now decided to stay at home and help raise her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Alice; brothers, Dennis and her twin John. Surviving are her sons, Darren Carter and Orville Morton; 6 grandchildren; sisters, Ethel Harmison and Irma Baker ; brothers, Leonard and LeRoy and Allen Northway. Visitation will be from 5- 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 at Peterson Funeral Home in Carlisle. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at the church her folks helped build-Woodland Community Church in rural Runnells. Burial will be in Powers-Warren Cemetery. Online condolences can be made to www.petersonfuneralservice.com .