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Jane was born on June 19, 1948, to John Merill and Joyce (Ramsay) Carter.
Jane went to kindergarten in Augusta, Maine in a one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Uniondale High School, in Uniondale, New York. She attended the University of Maine in Orono and then transferred to North Carolina State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in History.
Jane was a creative fiber artist who excelled at being a colorist and she taught fiber arts classes for many years. Additionally, she founded Wake Weavers Guild, she was a juried member of Carolina Designer Craftsmen, and she founded and operated Great Yarns, a yarn store in Raleigh, NC, for 18 years. When she moved back to Maine after nearly 40 years in North Carolina she organized fiber tours for Halcyon Yarn in Bath, Maine. She was known for her generous and welcoming hospitality.
Jane was an event coordinator for University of Maine Midcoast Alumni Group and an active participant in town activities in West Bath, ME. She organized a neighborhood knitting group and participated in another knitting group based in Brunswick, ME to satisfy her avid knitting interest and to mentor other knitters.
Jane is survived by her husband Robert (Bob) Weir, sister Nancy Carter (Jim Condon), sister-in-law Ann Ventre, nephews Ian Carter (Megan), Liam Condon (Tara), Ted Ventre (Kristin) and Tommy Ventre (Krissy).
A celebration of Jane's life will be held on September 25, 2025 at 2pm at the Phippsburg Congregational Church, 10 Church Lane, Phippsburg, ME 04562.
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