Janice Rathlisberger, age 68, of Byron, MN, went to meet her maker on February 8, 2024, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center.

Janice was born July 17, 1955 in Hastings, MN to Donald and Doris (Miller) Fiedler. She graduated from Park High School in Cottage Grove in 1973. She married Russell Rathlisberger on July 14, 1973 at the UCC in Cottage Grove. They lived in Petersburg, VA for 2 ½ years before moving to Prescott, WI. She worked at Midway Hospital until they moved to Leroy, MN. She worked at the Spring Valley, MN hospital until she started working at Mayo Clinic in 1986. During her 33 plus years at Mayo Clinic she earned her BSN from Augsburg College.

She loved knitting hats, golf and being with family and her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband of 50 years, her son Michael and two grandchildren of Sartell, MN, and her mother of Cottage Grove, MN. She was preceded in death by her father.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2024 in the Christ Lutheran Church in Byron, MN. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. prior to the service at the church.