Roberts, Mary Jane 'Jane'

Mary Jane “Jane” Roberts died Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Jane was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Nov. 2, 1918, to Frieda Mineck Davis and Elmer Davis.

Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Ken; her brother, George W. Davis; her sister-in-law, Ruth Ann Jones, and brother-in-law, Mack Jones of Columbia, Mo.

She is survived by three nieces, Margaret Shull of Warrensburg, Mo., Elizabeth Anderson of Silver Spring, Md., and Bronwen Ashburn of Johnson City, Tenn.; five great-nephews, Henry Shull, Eric and David Anderson, and James and John Ashburn; and cousin, Don Stamy of Iowa.

Jane was raised on a farm near Cedar Rapids and attended elementary, high school and college in Cedar Rapids. She graduated from Coe College in 1941. Jane was an elementary schoolteacher for 35 years, 29 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Jane lived her life for children. She and Kenneth Pike Roberts were married for 64 years, and she has missed him deeply since his death in November 2007. She and Ken founded The Endowment Foundation of All Faiths Home over 25 years ago. Jane was a patron of Delta Gamma sorority and in charge of building the Delta Gamma house on the UNM campus in 1965. Jane and Ken have been scholarship donors for students attending Coe College in Cedar Rapids for many years. She received the Award of Merit from Coe College in 1986 and the Jefferson Award in 1987. For many years she was an active member of The First Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque.

Jane was a very caring and thoughtful person and will be missed by her family and many friends.

Jane's favorite charity was The Endowment Foundation of All Faiths Home, c/o All Faiths Receiving Home, 1709 Moon St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112.

Memorial Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, at The First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locus St. NE, Albuquerque.

Please visit the online guest book for Jane at .

Published April 17 and 18, 2013, in The Gazette