Janelle J. Serres
Janelle J. Serres
Funeral services for Janelle J. Serres of Crawford, Neb., were held Saturday, May 20, 1989, at 10 a.m. at the Congregational Church in Crawford with The Rev. Bob Brauninger officiating.
Burial was in the Crawford Cemetery.
Serres died Wednesday, May 17, at Lusk. She was 35.
A memorial has been established. Donations to the Janelle Serres Memorial Fund may be sent to the Crawford State Bank.
Survivors include her parents, Don Lewis and Marjorie Jackson of Crawford; sons, Randy and Robert Serres of Keeline; daughter; Brenda Serres of Keeline; brothers, Samuel Turnbull of Broken Bow, Neb., John Turnbull of Fort Collins, Col., Christopher Turnbull of Kearney, Neb., Michael Jackson of Crawford; and a sister, Terry Summers of Crawford.
Chamberlain Chapel of Crawford was in charge of the arrangements.
Lusk Herald
May 24 1989
Accident claims two lives here
A one-car accident nine-and-a-half miles east of Lusk on U.S. Highway 20 last Wednesday, May 17, claimed the lives of two Crawford, Neb., people.
According to investigating officer Jay Gruwell of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Janelle J. Serres, 35, was westbound on U.S. 20 at about 5 p.m., when her 1979 Chevrolet Chevette four-door hatchback left the right side of the road. She apparently over-corrected in trying to get it back on the road, causing the vehicle to roll three times, according to state police reports.
Both Serres and a passenger, Mark F. Dirks, 33, were thrown from the car.
Serres died at the scene of head, neck and chest injuries. Dirks died about two hours later at Niobrara County Memorial Hospital of head and chest injuries.
Neither was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, according to investigators.
State police reports indicate Dirks had asked Serres for a ride to Lusk, when he found out she was coming this way. Serres was reportedly coming to Lusk to see her daughter, Brenda Serres, graduate from Niobrara County High School on Sunday.
Complete obituary information on Serres can be found on page two.