Jane Painter

1930 - 2019

Jane Roak Owen Painter passed away September 30th, 2019, aged 89, in the loving company of her sons at her home in West Hartford. She was born in Portland, Maine January 9th, 1930, to Earle Dana Owen and Margaret Wright Owen. The youngest of three sisters, Jane was raised in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine, and graduated from Wheaton College in 1951. She married Robert Warren Painter in Washington DC in 1956, her loving husband of 32 years, who passed before her in 1988. She was pre-deceased by her sister Elisabeth (Betty) Jacoby, and leaves her sister, Margaret (Timmy) Fleming. A loving mother and grandmother, Jane was an avid walker throughout her life, often in the company of good friends, and completed several long-distance paths in England, including the Ridgeway, and North & South Downs Ways. She is survived by her three sons, Robert Warren Painter Jr., Mark Duncan Painter, and John Adam Painter, as well as her six grandchildren; Owen, Nile, Marcus, Annelise, Julia, and Lucinda. She will be reunited with her husband at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, and with her parents in Rangeley, Maine.