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Sanders, Jane E.

Jane E. Sanders, Waupaca, Wisconsin, age 85, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2011 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI. She was born on November 13, 1925 to the late Dr. Arthur Barry and Etta (Shumway) Barry. She graduated from Waupaca High School and attended Oshkosh State Teacher’s College. Jane was united in marriage on January 23, 1946 to Wilmer “Chick” Sanders. They were married for 64 years until Chick’s death in 2009. Jane worked as a loan officer at Great Lakes Credit Union during the years when she and her husband were raising their children in Mundelein, IL. She was an avid golfer, bowler, seamstress and a Life Master duplicate bridge player. Jane also enjoyed dancing and singing. She and Chick spent their retirement years traveling between their winter home in Desert Hot Springs, CA and the Iola Pines Campground in Iola. Jane is survived by a brother, John (Doris) Barry, Appleton; her son, Barry (Kathy) Sanders, Waupaca; her daughter, Deborah (Randy Pavey) Sanders, French Lick, Indiana; her grandchildren, Seiche (Mike Vance) Sanders, Damon (Vidhi) Sanders, Brynn Sanders, Tobias Sanders, Mason (Rachel) Sanders, Faye (David) Powell, and Darcy Swanson. Jane is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Callan Vance, Ian and Gavin Powell, and Penelope Sanders. She is further survived by a sister-in-law, Pauline (Sanders) Prochnow and a daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Rickert. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a son, Daniel Sanders. A Celebration of Jane’s Life will be held at a later date. The Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca is assisting the family with arrangements. Special thanks to the caregivers at the Wisconsin Veterans Home and to the Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca. Holly Funeral Home, 526 S. Main Street, Waupaca, WI 54981 www.hollyfuneralhome.com

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