Jane Conklin

Jane was a great friend that I met at Macalester College many years ago. She was always kind and wonderful to be with. One fun memory I have with her was January 1973 when we spent our interim term taking a class called Winter Field Ecology--I took it to fulfill my biology requirement. We would bundle up (wearing gigantic snow pants and snowshoes with all our normal winter gear) and spent 3 days a week hiking around with another student in our deer group and write up reports about what we...

I always saw my aunt Jane happy she would always set up scavenger hunts for me and my sister when we would visit she was one of the kindest people I know I miss her so much every day but I´m sure she would´ve loved to read all these sweet messages about her I´m glad that I spent so much time with her because she was one of the happiest people I knew I also remember her love of music and I think she is one of the reasons my love of music is big. She would read me books every time I visited her...

Jane was a very kind and gracious, giving person! She loved the Lord in so many ways and was such a blessing to be around. We knew her through our time at West Lebanon Baptist Church when Pastor Dean was there. When we left the area, we kept in touch through prayer letters and she always supported us in prayer as we ministered in Papua New Guinea and later in our ministry with Goodseed and now Rock International. Her smile will always be the memory I have of her. Her love of the outdoors and...

Jane was such a gifted and talented person. Her skills in working with and helping people were a blessing. I was fortunate and honored to know her through music (Ogontz Choral Workshop) and our work in health and social services. I will miss her peaceful but dedicated approach to everything she loved and did.

Jane was a wise person. You could go to her or call her with a question about something and she would help you through it. Where she was a Social Worker that came in handy. She was Loved by so many people. I can still see her smiling she always did! She was like a Den mother in our Bible Study group, she was always asking questions, she made you think. She loved church, she always called us on Sat. nights. Hi! this is Jane! hoping to get a ride to church because she couldn't drive any more....

I have known Jane for many years and will deeply miss her. We have sung together, hiked together and enjoyed many meals and game nights. Even as she became more frail after her accident, we still got together for rides for ice cream and visiting local churches for Sunday services. Her great smile, and love of music and the outdoors will be missed.

I met Jane when I worked as a domestic violence advocate at WISE in Lebanon. Jane was a gifted social worker at Service Link. I was so grateful for her knowledge of social services. Many times, over the years, I brought women to Jane's office to help them access benefits and sort things out in that complicated bureaucracy. She pursued every situation with care and competence doing the heavy lifting all the way. She had great insights and was so, so professional and empathic. I retired from...