Colleen Margaret Janzen of Vauxhall, beloved wife of the late Pete Janzen, passed away at the Taber, AB, Health Centre on July 22ⁿᵈ, 2025, at the age of 83 years.

Colleen was born in Calgary, AB, in 1942 to Ken & Verna Halverson. Colleen was the third of six children: Jim (deceased), Yvonne of High River, AB, Sharon (deceased), Doug (deceased), & Barry (deceased).

Colleen went to school at Calgary, AB. from grades 1 – 4 at which time the family moved to Vauxhall in 1952 to start farming. Here she attended school from grades 5 – 9. The family then moved to Cranford, AB in 1957. Colleen attended W.R. Meyers High School grades 10 – 11. She left school after grade 11 to work in the Five to a Dollar Store.

During this time, she met and was eventually engaged to the love of her life, Pete Janzen in 1959. They married in July 1960. Pete & Colleen have 4 children: Cindy (and her husband Kevin Gertzen), and children Rylan (and his wife Ashley), & Braden (and Ashley), their son Kim Janzen, their daughter Kyla (and her husband Ron Yaroslawsky), and daughter Corbin (and her husband Riley Raugust), their daughter Kerri (and her husband Tom Meier) and children Paige (and her husband Ken Boonstra) & Brodey (and his wife Melissa). Colleen has six great grandchildren: Brynlee Gertzen, Miles Raugust, Vincent & Cooper Boonstra, Tucker & Kloey Meier.

Colleen is survived by her sister-in-law Katie Rempel, sister-in-law Marion Halverson, sister-in-law Lena Janzen, & sister Yvonne Dunn.

Colleen was predeceased by her loving husband Pete, her parents Ken & Verna Halverson, brothers Jim, Doug, & Barry, and sister Sharon & many other family members too numerous to mention, lovingly missed all the same.

A Celebration of Colleen’s life will be held at 2PM on Friday, September 19, 2025, at MARTIN BROTHERS FUNERAL CHAPELS, 610 4 St. S, Lethbridge, AB, with Alana Johnson officiating.