Vanice Heloise (Vincik) Bahensky

Vanice Heloise (Vincik) Bahensky, of St. Paul, went to meet her LORD, after 106 years of living an incredible life.  She passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul, with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer. Visitation is scheduled from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at the church. Pastor Dorthea Fairbanks will officiate. Memorials in Vanice’s honor are suggested to United Methodist Church in St. Paul, the  Fire Department of St. Paul & /or Palmer Fire Department or United Methodist Ladies in Faith. Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.

Vanice was born on June 4, 1918, to James and Esther (Scarborough) Vincik in Palmer, Nebraska. She attended District 73 School in Howard County. She was united in marriage to Lyle Bahensky of Palmer on March 31, 1936, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They made their home in Gage Valley, with the exception of living two years in Lorane, Oregon, where Lyle ran a small logging business.

Vanice enjoyed her flowers and yard work, handwork, quilt making, as well as making, writing and sending heartfelt cards to loved ones.  She was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church, where she was baptized. She was active in her Circle work and the United Methodist Women (UMW) at church.

Those left to cherish her memory include her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Darlene Bahensky of St. Paul; daughter and son-in-law, Arlene and Jim Frandsen of Oro Valley, Arizona; grandchildren and their spouses: Shari and Scott Fagot, Pam and Rocky Ondracek, Lisa Stanczyk, Mike and Mary Frandsen, Matt Frandsen and Laurie Frappier, Paula and Kim Schlittenhart; 19 great-grandchildren and their spouses; 21 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Vanice was preceded in death by her father, James Vincik; stepfather, Frank Vincik; mother, Esther Vincik; beloved husband, Lyle Bahensky; and stepsister, Helen Schlueter.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.jacobsengreenway.com