Ebaugh, Jane Ellen (1914-2005)

EBAUGH, TALBOTT, MANSUR, HATLEVIG

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/20/2012 at 10:11:50

Jane Ellen Ebaugh
April 29, 1914 - October 10, 2005

Jane Ellen Ebaugh died at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City on October 10, 2005, at the age of 91 years.

Jane was born on April 29, 1914, in Brooklyn, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Emma Lelia Mansur Talbott. She received her elementary education in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn High School in 1931. She, then, attended Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa, graduating in 1937.

Jane began teaching in Fertile, Iowa, where she met William Stanley (Stan) Ebaugh. The two married in Brooklyn at Jane's parents' home on June 20, 1940. The couple made their home in Fertile, and Jane quit teaching to raise a family. When World War II interrupted, Stan went into the service, and Jane began teaching in Fertile again. After the war, the family moved to Forest City in 1946.

After her three children were older, Jane worked for Gulf Oil in Forest City and then in the Winnebago County Treasurer's Office, retiring at age sixty-five. She was a long-time volunteer at the Good Samaritan Center and enjoyed caring for her elderly neighbors and friends. An active member of the United Methodist Church in Forest City, she taught Sunday school and participated in circle activities. After her retirement, she traveled with her sister, Nina, to Europe, and the two spent a month together every year in California in the winter and in Clear Lake in the summer. Jane valued her faith, family, and friends above all else, and she treasured the time she spent with her grandchildren. An avid fan of the Iowa State Cyclones, she also loved sports.

Jane is survived by her children and their spouses: Mike and Marlys Ebaugh, of Forest City, and Mary and Doug Hatlevig, of Iowa Falls, Iowa; a sister, Nina Talbott, of Hermosa Beach, California; a daughter-in-law, Janay Ebaugh, of Forest City; seven grandchildren; four great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Stanley, in 1973, her son, William (Bill), in 2005, a brother, Robert; a sister, Mary; and two sisters who died in infancy.

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