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Jane Alison Tews

Jane Tews Obituary

Tews, Jane Alison
Rev. Jane A. Tews, the Senior Pastor of Dayspring United Methodist Church in Tempe, passed away on June 22, 2013. Jane was born on September 3, 1952 in Oceanside, New York. She received degrees from Nassau Community College (NY), Scarritt College (TN), Claremont School of Theology (CA), and the College of Law at ASU. From 1978-89 Jane served as Associate Pastor for Tempe First United Methodist Church and was also the Director of Campus Ministry at ASU. In her 35 years of ministry, Jane's pastoral appointments also included: Christ United Methodist Church (1989-91), Gilbert First United Methodist Church (1991-97), Central East District Superintendent (1997-2004), and Dayspring United Methodist Church (2004-2013). Jane began an association with the Gilbert Court in 1989, and she served as a part-time Municipal Court Judge until 2012. She held many leadership positions on various committees and administrative boards including over 20 years with the Board of Trustees of Friendship Village life care center in Mesa. Jane's gifts were many, and she leaves behind hundreds of people whose lives were touched by her sermons, her legal counsel, her compassion, her humor, her friendship, and her thoughtfulness. Jane was the rock of her family and is survived by Karen Van Allen and Megan, Melinda, and Meredith Oechsner; her mother, Ruth (Rickerby) Tews; her sisters Susan (Ralph) Olsen, Laurie (Jeff) Carriger, and Dede (Rick) Logelin; her niece Kristin (Eric) Kinsey and nephews Robert (Jeanne) DeLeo and Matthew Logelin; and her beloved dog, Mischief. A celebration service of Jane's life will be held at Dayspring United Methodist Church, 1365 E. Elliot Rd. in Tempe on Wednesday, July 3 at 3 PM. Arrangements are entrusted to Tempe Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jane's name may be made to any of the following organizations dear to her heart: Friends For Life animal rescue in Gilbert (www.azfriends.org), Imagine No Malaria mission project (www.imaginenomalaria.org), and Dayspring United Methodist Church (www.dayspring-umc.org).

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Published by The Arizona Republic on Jun. 26, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
for Jane Tews

17 Entries

Randy Hamilton

June 20, 2024

Jane was an inspiration to me, she was always there for others and brought her gifts to Dayspring for the benefit of others. I think about her often.

Dr. David L. Hooks, Sr

July 6, 2013

Jane nurtured my mother, Genevieve while serving at Gilbert, and provided much guidance to our family. Her compassion, intellect, and humor were boundless. Our family grieves her passing.

Lisa Angstead

July 4, 2013

Jane was always able to find humor in any situation. Her wisdom and inspirational sermons will be missed terribly.

Sue Higbee

July 4, 2013

What a beautiful person who loved people and loved life. You will be greatly missed by so many. May the peace and love of God be with you

Darryl Roberson

July 4, 2013

Pastor Jane was and is the voice of God to me, I will miss her but she will always be in my spirit.

The Bohning Family

July 4, 2013

You did a wonderful job at Dayspring UMC. The memorial service today was beautiful. You have so many friends that love you and will miss you. Thank you for your service to God and the Dayspring community. Rest in peace.

July 4, 2013

Jane inspired compassion, acceptance and belief in the goodness of others. She touched my life in many ways and will continue to do so.

Kathryn Snell

July 3, 2013

Jane mentored me and laughed with me. She will be missed.

Jacquelyn McCalvin

July 1, 2013

Jane was a wonderful Pastor and friend to our family. She baptized our son. We will always love her for caring and spiritual reflections.

Joyce Fahey

July 1, 2013

You will be truly missed by all your friends at the court. I personally have known her since 1990 when I started with the court. She married my sister and brother-in-law in 1993.

June 30, 2013

She was an inspiration to all those around us and unfortunately could not marry my fiancé and myself. She will be dearly missed.

Randy Hamilton

June 29, 2013

Jane was an inspiration to me, combining spiritual guidance with humor and pragmatism. I will miss her a lot.

jacqueline and al young

June 28, 2013

What a genuine and nice person. She married our daughter and son in law, visited our grand twins in the nic u and blessed them in church. She certainly will be missed.

Sherry Michaels

June 26, 2013

Reverend Tews married my daughter and son-in-law. Although we are not part of the community, we greatly enjoyed and respected her. She was such a gentle spirit! We know she will be missed, and we extend our condolences to her family, friends and congregation.

George Pettit

June 26, 2013

Jane blessed our family's life in so many ways and renewed my faith at a time when I needed it. She officiated at our son's wedding making it special for all of us. I knew her as a judge for her fairness and caring. My life is truly blessed by her life, wisdom and service.

Susan Olsen

June 26, 2013

Janie,
You were well loved and will be greatly missed.

Lawn Griffiths

June 25, 2013

Jane personified a life fully and well lived. Her brilliance, reach, humanity, insights, character, integrity left an indelible mark on her age. How fortunate for all of us that people like Jane Tews march beside us in these times.

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