Janis D. Keil Day, 69, formerly of Anoka, MN passed away on December 26, 2025 at her home in Bellevue, IA.

Janis Dawn Keil was born October 14, 1956 to Harold and Arlene Keil and raised on a farm south of Bellevue. Janis earned a registered nursing degree from Finley School of Nursing and started her career at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, IA before moving to Minnesota. She continued her career as an RN at the University of Minnesota, later joining the School of Nursing faculty for fifteen years. Janis was a life-long learner and went on to be a Certified Nurse Midwife working at Fairview where she delivered babies and was also a clinical educator for 20 future Certified Nurse Midwives. Janis retired in 2022. Janis found delivering babies to be the best job on earth and felt honored to share such an intimate, important and joyous time in people’s lives. She delivered over 1,000 babies in her career. Upon returning to Iowa Janis worked part-time as an RN at Dubuque OB/GYN until she retired again in early 2025.

Janis met David Day while both worked at Finley Hospital. They married January 2, 1988, and were true partners in life until his passing in 2022. Both loved to travel and experience great food, often visiting life-long friends in France. They loved dogs (and even cats) and had many rescues over the years. Janis and David were active in Democratic politics in the Twin Cities and valued truth, science and above all fairness. Janis was soft-spoken but strong-willed and independent and you always knew where you stood with her.

Janis had many talents but especially loved to read, knit and fish sometimes doing all at the same time. This multi-tasking drove David nuts as Janis would often still catch more fish than him!

Janis loved her family deeply and loved visits to Iowa for gatherings with extended family. Janis had a knack for cultivating lifelong friendships as evidenced by the dear friends and close colleagues who rallied to her care in her final illness.

Janis is proceeded in death by her husband David, her father Harold Keil and her in-laws Robert and Marjorie Day.

Left to honor her memory; her mother Arlene Keil, brother Dennis (Carol) Keil, nieces Becky Keil and Katie (Jake) Owens, great-niece Evelyn Keil and many cousins, and dear friends including John and Ann Eads and LuAnn Ambrosy.

A private celebration of life and interment in the Bellevue Lutheran Cemetery, Bellevue Iowa will take place at a later day.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in her honor to the Jackson County Humane Society and the Bellevue Community Cupboard.

Condolences may be mailed to Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home c/o Janis Keil Day Family at 100 N. 6th Street Bellevue, IA 52031

The family would like to thank Hospice of Jackson County for your support and care during this time.

Online tributes may be expressed to the family at www.hachmannfuneralhome.com