Janet E. (Wasielewski) Mulvihill, 83, of Bushnell, died at the Kimball County Manor on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Funeral services for Janet will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming and Joe Perkins officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Janet’s Tribute Wall and share condolences and stories with the family. Memorials may be given in her memory to the Kimball County Manor Residents Fund or the Bushnell Volunteer Fire Department. The services for Janet have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home.
Janet Esther Mulvihill was born in Kimball on January 23, 1940, the daughter of Leonard and Esther
(Evertson) Modlin. She was raised on the family farm north of Bushnell which still belongs to the family.
She received her education from the Bushnell Schools, graduating in 1958. On January 23, 1959 Janet
was married to Rich Wasielewski and they raised Kent, DeVota, and Keith on the family farm. Rich
preceded Janet in death in 1978. She later married Donald Mulvihill, who preceded her in 2005. Janet
was an active member of the Starlighters extension club for many many years. Her enthusiasm for
bowling was infectious, she could always be found at the bowling alley on Tuesday mornings and then
she joined the Wednesday grandparent’s league. Her involvement didn’t stop there, she was also an
integral part of the Bushnell First Responders, Bushnell Fire Department and a Charter member of the
Bushnell Fire Belles and Red Hatters. Her dedication to these groups was unwavering, whether it was
responding to a fire or being first on the scene to help someone in need. Janet was also an amazing
cook, she would volunteer to prepare the meals with the different organizations she belonged to for the
Bushnell Lions Club. Janet helped make pies at the Eagles for many years. She is known for her Peanut
Butter Pies, which is how she would meet her future husband Don Mulvihill. Janet would let her spiritual
side shine by doing Bible Study, teaching Sunday school and Bible School at the Bushnell Methodist
Church where she has been a member for around 70 years. Her talents weren’t confined to just the
church and various organizations, she loved doing all kinds of crafts, crocheting and ceramics which she
loved to share with family and friends. Janet loved playing cribbage. She enjoyed teaching her
grandchildren to play. Her and Don played cribbage nearly every morning. She also spent hours and
hours putting together jigsaw puzzles. She loved collecting – her collections included windmills, wolves,
angels, Boston Terriers, chili peppers and others. Janet also got to do some traveling, she got to go to
Israel, London, Egypt, Caribbean Cruise, Alaska and several other places. Janet will be missed by her
family and friends.
Survivors include her sons Kent (Shelly) Wasielewski of Bushnell, NE., and Keith (Brandie) Wasielewski of
Bushnell, NE; daughter DeVota (Randy) Burry of Pine Bluffs, WY; grandchildren Brandi (Troy) Carruthers,
Ashley (John) Newbanks, Rick (Dani) Wasielewski, Cassidy (Ruger) Eastman, Monica (Trevor Jensen)
Wasielewski and Lane Wasielewski; great grandchildren Riley, LiLee, Bodee, Hadley, Avery, Aleeah, John,
Jaxon, Maverick, Corbin, Ryker and Ameelia. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands,
brother Larry Modlin, sister Delma (Sam) Powell and daughter-in-law Lynda Wasielewski.