Jane Tarbox Strandberg

Jane Tarbox Strandberg, of Kansas City, MO, and Aspen, CO, died peacefully in her Kansas City home on August 29, 2003. Jane was born on December 1, 1915, in Shell Lake, WI, grew up there, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1943. Jane worked as a librarian at TWA in Kansas City before marrying John J. Strandberg in 1947. Jane, along with her husband Jack, who died in 1992, were quiet philanthropists whose generous giving enhanced the many causes and cultural institutions in which they believed. These included the American Civil Liberties Union, the Conservatory of Music at UMKC, Friends of Chamber Music, the Metropolitan Community Colleges Scholarship Program, the Missouri Prairie Foundation, the National Resources Defense Council, Nature Conservancy, the Wilderness Society, and the William Jewell College Fine Arts Program. Jane had a special interest in children and worked for many years in the Headstart Program. She also supported Matty Rhodes orphanage. She and her husband spent many summers and winters in the mountains in Colorado and contributed to the Aspen Music Festival, both as donors and volunteers. Jane is survived by her brother, John M. Tarbox of South Bend, IN, and her nephews, John D. Tarbox of Indianapolis, IN, and Richard P. Tarbox of Minneapolis, MN, and by her beloved cat Shadow. Arrangements are being handled by D.W. Newcomer's Sons Stine and McClure. A Memorial Service will be held 2 p.m. on September 20 at the Second Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO. A reception will follow at 3 Janssen Place. Memorial contributions may be made to Northcare Hospice of Kansas City, MO.