Jane-Fields-Obituary

Jane Fields

Salem, Oregon

1917 - 2012 (Age 95)

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Jane B. FieldsJune 12, 1917 - October 31, 2012SALEM - Jane Bellinger Fields was born in Sweet Home, Oregon, the only daughter of Lola Belle Cook and Dr. Ivan Bellinger, and a great-granddaughter of Judge C. B. Bellinger, who came with his family across the plains to settle in the Oregon Territory...

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This is the photo I took of Jane when I did the interview last year

A native Oregonian, at the age of 8 Jane Fields attended Unitarian Sunday School with a girlfriend when our church was located in downtown Salem. With her husband, a clinical psychologist, Jane moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where she first joined a small Unitarian fellowship in her 20s. She studied at Willamette University for 2 years, then at the University of Washington. She earned her Master's degree in East Asian History from Columbia University in 1942. Jane taught history at...

Jane is one of the two people who first come to mind when I think of my years as a member of FUSSO (now UUCS). What a remarkable woman!

Jane was an inspiration to me at Mt Angel college and instilled a love of history and Asian history specifically, that will always be a part of my life.

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always dear Jane.