Jane was born in Ames, Iowa to Earl and Leone Fiske, two years after her sister Diane, and grew up in Ames. After high school, she graduated from Park College near Kansas City, majoring in Political Science, and maintained a strong interest in politics and world affairs throughout her life. After college, she lived with her parents in Missouri, helping her father with his sales career.
They later moved to a larger home in rural Excelsior Springs, where Jane helped with the raising of purebred Great Danes. Many litters were produced and most were sold, but some of the pups were raised in their home, where they romped in the large front lawn, often playing with a bowling ball. Several of those were shown by Jane and her mother in shows across the Midwest, and some of them became champions.
She helped maintain their home and acreage and stayed busy with home decorating. As the years went by, she took on a greater role in the household, and gave her parents a fiftieth anniversary party they never forgot. She enjoyed her life as a devoted companion and caretaker of her parents in their later years, and continued to live alone in the family home long after their passing. Riley, the last of the family’s Great Danes, was her constant companion there. She loved animals and enjoyed being surrounded by nature in the country.
In 2016, Jane decided to leave the solitude of rural Missouri and move to her hometown of Ames. She worked for a while and then decided to resume a solitary life. She spent much of her time watching her favorite movies, mostly musicals, and keeping up with the latest news. She also stayed in touch with friends in Ames, often enjoying a movie or dinner out. She was a fervent supporter of human rights and animal rights, and worked to promote those causes. She has now found peace.
Jane was preceded in death by her parents, her brother-in-law Steve Ringwood and niece Jessica Ringwood, and is survived by her sister Diane Ringwood, her nephew Brent Ringwood, his wife Erin, their children Marcus and Charles, grandniece Paige Levey and grandnephew Reed Levey, who live in the San Francisco area.
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