Janice Ann Holtz

It is with great sadness that the family of Janice “Jan” Ann Holtz, age 63, announces that she passed away unexpectedly on September 20th, 2023, at Aurora St Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. She was born December 29th, 1959, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She was the youngest child of the late Carl and Loretta (Fretschel) Lippold.

Jan loved to plant flowers, work in her vegetable garden, sit outside, watch the dogs run in the backyard, and just enjoy time with her family. Anytime her two sons, Brian and Tim were together, they would always reminisce about stories from when they were younger, and she would just laugh until there were tears in her eyes (or streaming down her face). Jan also loved her breakfast and lunch dates with her childhood friends, Wanda, and Tracy; she always looked forward to seeing them.

Jan was always up for a car ride, whether it was to go watch a baseball game, get an ice cream cone at Lamers, or drive through the park. She also enjoyed taking part in the Walk for the Animals every September.

Jan worked as a radiologic technologist for Aurora in Oshkosh, as well as Open MRI. But her favorite job was being a grandma and caring for her two grandsons every day; she loved coming over to their home, waking them every morning, taking them to school, and just spending time with them during the day. She shared those boys were the best part of her day.

Jan was strong and brave, despite whatever life threw at her, she persevered. She will be missed greatly by her family and friends.

She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Paul; sons Brian (Melissa) and Tim (Meghan) and their two children, Conner and Keston. In addition to her parents, Jan was preceded in death by her stepfather, Kenneth “Ken” Witzke; brother, Gerald “Jerry” Lippold; father-in-law, Donald “Don” Holtz and mother-in-law, Nancy Holtz.

A funeral service for Jan will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home-Westside, 100 Lake Pointe Drive. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9:00 am until the time of the service.

A special thank you to the transplant team, cardiac, and cardiac ICU staff at Aurora St Luke's Medical Center.

The Holtz family welcomes donations to either the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the Oshkosh Area Humane Society (OAHS) as an expression of sympathy instead of flowers and plants.