State College, PA - Jane Virginia Danz, maiden name: Watson, 63 joined her creator on November 25th, 2015. She died peacefully in her sleep from natural causes.
She was born on July 15, 1952. The daughter of Edward and Edith Watson, she attended St. Mary's of Peaksville Preparatory High School in NY. She went on to earn an undergraduate degree from Davis and Elkins College and a Masters from The Pennsylvania State University.
Fervently dedicated to community service, Jane committed her professional career to serving others as a Counselor with the office of Aging, and later as a drug and alcohol abuse counselor in State College.
Outside of her career, Jane found fulfillment through her second family at St. Andrews Episcopal Church. As a Lay Eucharistic Minister, she visited the elderly and infirm, organized the community Red Cross drive, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the Parish Life fellowship meetings and many other church activities. She was certified for Education in Ministry, and loved tending to the church herb garden - which she used to cook for the food drive at St. Andrews.
Jane is survived by her two loving sons, Lee and Benjamin Danz and her sisters Ann Barker, Clare Watson, Carol Watson, and Lyn Watson Rosenblum, as well as her two grandchildren, and six nieces and nephews.
Join us in celebration of Jane's life on Saturday, December 12th, 10:30 am at St. Andrews Episcopal Church.208 West Foster Ave., State College, PA
In Jane's words, "Don't kill flowers at my funeral. Give them to me while I'm alive" - in lieu of flowers, please send a donation to St. Andrews Episcopal Church at 208 W. Foster Ave, State College, PA 16801.