Jane Northway

Obituary of Jane Northway Obituary for Jane Woodbury Northway B: July 8, 1919 D: May 16, 2011 Jane was born in Chicago, IL to parents Clifford and Sadie Woodbury (both deceased). "Cliff" her father was an Indianapolis race driver of the period who came in third in the "Indy 500" in 1926. She married Elmer E. Northway Sept. 28, 1940. She is survived by seven of her eight children: Barbara Davis, The Villages, FL; Edward Northway (deceased); Carolyn Yochum, Boise, ID; Elizabeth Pech, Dixon, IL; David Northway, Shakopee, MN; Stephen Northway, Baxter, MN; Anna Koehler, Carbondale, CO; and John Northway, Amery, WI. She is also survived by thirty grandchildren and forty-one great-grandchildren. She was the first of five children two of whom survive: Jean Culligan, Indian Head Park, IL and Therese Morrissey, Godfrey, IL. She was preceded in death by sister Barbara Burdick and brother Clifford Woodbury. She recently moved to The Villages where she resided with her daughter Barbara and son-in-law Dr. Thomas Davis. She had been both a homemaker and professional with the Wisconsin Department of Social Services. She and her husband also owned a farm in Central Wisconsin for several years after moving from the suburban Chicago area. She and her husband retired to MN and later AZ. She returned to MN and recently to FL. Her husband preceded her in death in 1998. She was a lifelong Catholic and was a member of various parishes throughout her life. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday May 26, 2011 at 8:30 AM at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Bushnell, Fl with Father Pedro Zapata, Celebrant. Family services will also be held in both Minneapolis, MN and LaGrange, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Cornerstone Hospice in Sumter County, 601 Casa Bella, The Villages, FL 32162. Services A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday May 26, 2011 at 8:30 AM at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Bushnell, Fl with Father Pedro Zapata, Celebrant. Family services will also be held in both Minneapolis, MN and LaGrange, IL. Memorial Donations In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Cornerstone Hospice in Sumter County, 601 Casa Bella, The Villages, FL 32162.