Alma Jane McIntire

1931 - 07

Alma "Jane" McIntire, 82, of Dayton, Pa., passed away peacefully Monday, April 21, 2014, at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born July 3, 1931, in Allens Mills, Jefferson County, a daughter of Albert G. and Hazel J. (Wingrove) Roush. After her marriage to Wayne Marshall McIntire on Nov. 22, 1951, she became a lifelong resident of Wayne Township on the McIntire family farm. She was a longtime member of Sagamore Wesleyan Methodist Church. Jane was a talented quilter and throughout her life made more than 200 beautiful quilts for her family and friends. She also enjoyed gardening and was an accomplished seamstress. Baking was another of Jane's special abilities and she was known for making delicious wedding cakes, candy, apple butter and pies. Despite her many gifts, her true calling was to be a wonderful wife and mother, and Jane was committed to making sure her family knew how much she cared for them. Her loving and nurturing spirit will never be forgotten and her family could have never asked for a better mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Robert W. McIntire and wife, LaDonna, of Dayton, Pa., Gary L. McIntire and wife, Anita, of Plumville, Keith M. McIntire and wife, Sherri, of Dayton, Pa., and Kevin L. McIntire and wife, Rebecca, of Dayton, Pa.; daughters, Carol J. Aperahama and husband, John, of Dallas, Texas, and Kathy J. Stubrick and husband, Paul, of Kittanning; 17 grandchildren; 22 (soon to be 23) great-grandchildren; brothers, George Roush and wife, Essie, of Worthington, John Roush, of Yakima, Wash., Ronald Roush and wife, Gaynelle, of Dayton, Pa., Paul Roush, of DePeyster, N.Y., and Harvey "Bud" Roush and wife, Dolly, of Valley Forge; sisters, Anna Kough and husband, Chris, of Indiana, Pa., Mary Saul and husband, Bill, of Emerick, Florence Bump and husband, Dennis, of Cowansville, Nellie Elkin and husband, Robert, of Kittanning, Constance Roush and husband, James, of Toccoa, Ga., Hope Cunix, of Painesville, Ohio, and Ruth Wible and husband, Steve, of Kittanning; brother-in-law, Carl Zimmerman, of Dayton, Pa.; and sister-in-law, Ane Roush, of Yakima, Wash. She was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband of 58 years, Wayne Marshall McIntire, who died Jan. 19, 2009; daughter, Karen J. Smith; brother, James Roush; sister, Phoebe Zimmerman; and son-in-law, Gary J. Smith. Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 24, 2014, at the BAUER-BLY FUNERAL HOME, 125 E. Main St., Dayton, Pa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2014, in Sagamore Wesleyan Methodist Church, 2090 Third St., Sagamore, with Wesley McIntire, the Rev. William Cornell and the Rev. Arlen Kratz co-officiating. Burial will be in Dayton Glade Run Presbyterian Cemetery, Dayton. Arrangements are being handled by Bauer-Bly Funeral Home Inc. To express a condolence to Jane's family or view a tribute honoring her life, visit http://www.bauerfuneral.com.