Janice Cantu

Janice Cantu, age 70, of Lankin, ND passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at First Care Health Center in Park River, ND.
Janice was born December 19, 1942 at Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Laddie and Sheila (Casement) Machovsky. When she was a young girl, the family moved to Inkster, ND, where she was raised and grew to womanhood. She received her public education at Inkster Public School. Janice married Oliver Cantu on July 21, 1978 at the Inkster Presbyterian Church. After their marriage they moved to Texas in 1979. They moved to Lankin in 2005. Janice worked for many years serving developmentally challenged children.
Surviving members of her family include her husband Oliver; 3 daughters: Sheila (Tyler) Swartz, Lankin; Tammy Skavlem, Grand Forks; Jaime (Doug) Pallack, Lankin; 2 sons: Jerry (Theresa) Barta, Little Elm, Texas; Ron (Shay) Barta, Manheim, Germany; grandchildren: Tony Skavlem, Tyler Skavlem, Jody Lopez, Lindsay Skavlem, Justin Chimbur, Ian Skavlem, Justin Swartz, Dalton Swartz, Brody Swartz, Isaac Barta, Cheyenne Barta, Isaiah Barta, Jeremiah Barta; Christian Pallack and Charlie Pallack; great grandson: Grayson Skavlem; her mother: Sheila Machovsky, Grafton; sisters: Karen (Dennis) Jensen, Erskine, MN; Vicky Bakke, Larimore; Debbie Danner, Ft. Worth, Texas; brothers: Larry (Bobbi) Machovsky, Maricopa, AZ; Danny (Victoria) Machovsky, Maple Lake, MN; Dallas (Doreen) Machovsky, Grafton; and Rick Machovsky, Palm Springs, CA.
She was preceded in death by her daughter: Kimberly Lynn; grandson: Brandon Barta: son-in-law: Kent Skavlem and her father: Laddie Mackovsky.

FUNERAL SERVICES: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Forest River Community Church, Forest River, ND.

INTERMENT: Inkster Cemetery, Inkster, ND.