Obituaries

Mary Jane Taylor

March 9, 1924 to December 5, 2016

WINAMAC - A memorial service has been set for  Mary Jane Taylor, 92, who died Dec. 5, 2016, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

She was born March 9, 1924 in Star City, the only child of Hubert and Sadie (Sarah) Hoesel. During World War II, she attended Indiana University. She married Ralph W. Buck of Star City. She taught first grade in Logansport at Daniel Webster for many years.

In August 1964, she was re-married to Russell A. Taylor and later moved to Aurora, Ill. where she continued to teach first grade in the West Aurora Public Schools until she retired. She and her husband retired to Savannah, Ga. in 1990 where they built a home at the Landings on Skidaway Island. In 1999, they moved to Colorado to be near their daughter, Jane Buck of Denver. Mary Jane was preceded in death by Mr. Taylor in September 2002, and is survived by her daughter.

She was a member of the AAUW, P.E.O. and the DAR. She attended Methodist churches in Star City and Logansport, Presbyterian churches in Aurora and Savannah, and Cherry Hills Community Church in Littleton.

A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 20, at Star City West Cemetery. In case of rain, services will be held at the Star City United Methodist Church. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Star City United Methodist Church or IU Kelley School of Business Scholarship Fund.

Frain Mortuary in Winamac is in charge of local arrangements.