Janice Cheryl (Jeske) Gauger, age 79, of Olney, Texas, passed away Monday, November 18, 2024, at Grace Care Center of Olney, Texas. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 22, 2024, at 10:00 am, at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Olney, Texas, with Sean Reeves, pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church, officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lunn Funeral Home of Olney.

Jan was born on April 8, 1945, in Olney, Texas, to the late Gerhardt and Ella (Barlau) Jeske. She went to the University of North Texas College of Music, where she received a Bachelor's degree in Music. Jan married her husband, Reuel C. "R.C." Gauger, on June 13, 1966, and spent over fifty years together before he preceded her in death in December of 2018. She had such a love for music and was a member of several professional music organizations in the state chapters and national chapters over the years, including the American Guild of Organists, Music Teachers National Organization, and the Wichita Falls Music Teachers Association. Jan was also a member of several associations in Olney, the Hospital Auxillary, the Amity Club, and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.  She served as the church organist at St. Luke Lutheran and all of the churches she was a member of throughout the years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband R.C. Gauger, her daughter Hope Gauger, and her son Benjamin Gauger.

Jan is survived by her son, Timothy Gauger of Montreal, Canada; her daughter and son-in-law, Amanda and Eric Lowe of Las Vegas, Nevada; two grandchildren, Noah Michael Orozco, and Isaiah John Lowe; one brother and two sisters-in-law, Phil and Agnes Jeske of Olney, Texas and Aletha Jeske of Houston, Texas; and her sister Sandra Barr of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Luke Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 626, Olney, Texas 76374, or the University of North Texas College of Music, 1155 Union Circle #311367, Denton, Texas 76203-5017.