Jane Frances (O'Rourke) Stuever, 92, died on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born in Concordia, Kansas on January 11, 1929 to James and Elizabeth (Luckey) O'Rourke. She and her siblings, Elizabeth, James, and Ann, grew up in Concordia, and Jane graduated from Concordia High School in 1946.
She attended Kansas State and graduated with Phi Kappa Phi honors. She did a residency in Laboratory Technician Science at Kansas University School of Medicine and served as a laboratory technician at the VA Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, until she retired in 1991.
Jane married Gerald "Jerry" Leo Stuever on April 11, 1953 in Wichita, Kansas, where they lived and raised their children, Karen and Kevin, and entertained 6 grandchildren. They had been married for 46 years when Jerry died on September 20, 1999. Jane moved to Lawrence, Kansas in December of 2001.
Jane was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings.
She is survived by her son, Kevin (Susan) Stuever of Lawrence, Kansas; daughter, Karen (Terry) Donovan of Wichita, Kansas; grandchildren, Kara Kramer & Breanna Frayne (Micah) of Ft. Worth, Texas, Charese Dakhil (Chris) of Wichita, Kansas, Stefanie (John) Carr of Norfolk, Virginia, Sarah (Jack) Lindley of Roeland Park, Kansas, and C.J. Stuever of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and 13 great-grandchildren.
A rosary will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2021, immediately followed by the Mass of Christian Burial, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2801 S. Seneca St., Wichita, KS 67217. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to St. Anne's Catholic Church, 2801 S Seneca St, Wichita, KS 67217; or Vintage Church, 1501 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66046.
