Mary Jane Trusdale Duis Lofgreen Porter, most recently of Montrose, Co., passed away at her home at the age of 87 on Sunday, March 20, 2005.
Born in Oskaloosa, Kan. on May 23, 1917, the daughter of Vera (Dede) Prater and John William Trusdale.
After graduation from Topeka, Kan. High School in 1935, Jane attended the Kansas State University and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1939.
She taught art at Neosho, Mo. public schools where she met Herbert Duis who was stationed at nearby Camp Krauter. Herb and Jane were married March 2, 1941 and made their home in Gothenburg, Ne.
She was one of the earliest patients to have open heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1947.
In 1950 she made national news by campaigning door to door with her young children and friends for her husband's run for the Legislature. His election brought him home from the Army instead of being deployed to Korea. During Herb's 16 years in the Legislature and subsequent tenure as chair of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, Jane helped manage their insurance and real estate business and raise their children. Shortly before their 50th anniversary, Herb died at age 76.
On June 15, 1996 she married Victor Lofgreen and moved to Hastings, Ne. where they lived until his death. She remained there until her marriage to Clarence Porter on July 2, 2002 brought her to his home in Montrose, Co.
Mary Jane played golf, participated in dance club, various P.E.O. groups and many bridge clubs. She also enjoyed attending Herb's state functions. Favorite activities included the First Presbyterian Church, Legislative Ladies League and San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska. She was active in all three communities and made and enjoyed friends wherever she went. Love of travel, in the United States and abroad, led to her representing Nebraska in an international travel show in Sweden in her late 70's, where she was hosted by the Lord Mayor of Gothenburg, Sweden at a champagne reception. She was vibrant and always on the go.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, brother, William P. Trusdale, and a special aunt, Helen Prater. She is survived by her sister, Virginia Eicholtz, brother Robert Trusdale, both of Topeka, Ks., children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the Duis, Porter, and Lofgreen families.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 4 p.m.at the First Presbyterian Church in Montrose.
A graveside service will follow this service Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 2:30 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Ne.
Memorial contributions can be made to First Presbyterian Church in memory of Mary Jane Porter, 1840 E. Niagara Rd. Montrose, Co 81401; or San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska scholarship committee, 1035-A Margo Ct., Montrose, Co. 81401.
Arrangements were handled under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory, (970-249-2121'
Note:Obituary for Clarence W. Porter may be found Mesa and Montrose Counties, Co.
transcribed and submitted by D. Lofgreen.
Born in Oskaloosa, Kan. on May 23, 1917, the daughter of Vera (Dede) Prater and John William Trusdale.
After graduation from Topeka, Kan. High School in 1935, Jane attended the Kansas State University and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1939.
She taught art at Neosho, Mo. public schools where she met Herbert Duis who was stationed at nearby Camp Krauter. Herb and Jane were married March 2, 1941 and made their home in Gothenburg, Ne.
She was one of the earliest patients to have open heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1947.
In 1950 she made national news by campaigning door to door with her young children and friends for her husband's run for the Legislature. His election brought him home from the Army instead of being deployed to Korea. During Herb's 16 years in the Legislature and subsequent tenure as chair of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, Jane helped manage their insurance and real estate business and raise their children. Shortly before their 50th anniversary, Herb died at age 76.
On June 15, 1996 she married Victor Lofgreen and moved to Hastings, Ne. where they lived until his death. She remained there until her marriage to Clarence Porter on July 2, 2002 brought her to his home in Montrose, Co.
Mary Jane played golf, participated in dance club, various P.E.O. groups and many bridge clubs. She also enjoyed attending Herb's state functions. Favorite activities included the First Presbyterian Church, Legislative Ladies League and San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska. She was active in all three communities and made and enjoyed friends wherever she went. Love of travel, in the United States and abroad, led to her representing Nebraska in an international travel show in Sweden in her late 70's, where she was hosted by the Lord Mayor of Gothenburg, Sweden at a champagne reception. She was vibrant and always on the go.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, brother, William P. Trusdale, and a special aunt, Helen Prater. She is survived by her sister, Virginia Eicholtz, brother Robert Trusdale, both of Topeka, Ks., children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the Duis, Porter, and Lofgreen families.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 4 p.m.at the First Presbyterian Church in Montrose.
A graveside service will follow this service Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 2:30 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Ne.
Memorial contributions can be made to First Presbyterian Church in memory of Mary Jane Porter, 1840 E. Niagara Rd. Montrose, Co 81401; or San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska scholarship committee, 1035-A Margo Ct., Montrose, Co. 81401.
Arrangements were handled under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory, (970-249-2121'
Note:Obituary for Clarence W. Porter may be found Mesa and Montrose Counties, Co.
transcribed and submitted by D. Lofgreen.
Mary Jane Trusdale Duis Lofgreen Porter, most recently of Montrose, Co., passed away at her home at the age of 87 on Sunday, March 20, 2005.
Born in Oskaloosa, Kan. on May 23, 1917, the daughter of Vera (Dede) Prater and John William Trusdale.
After graduation from Topeka, Kan. High School in 1935, Jane attended the Kansas State University and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1939.
She taught art at Neosho, Mo. public schools where she met Herbert Duis who was stationed at nearby Camp Krauter. Herb and Jane were married March 2, 1941 and made their home in Gothenburg, Ne.
She was one of the earliest patients to have open heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1947.
In 1950 she made national news by campaigning door to door with her young children and friends for her husband's run for the Legislature. His election brought him home from the Army instead of being deployed to Korea. During Herb's 16 years in the Legislature and subsequent tenure as chair of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, Jane helped manage their insurance and real estate business and raise their children. Shortly before their 50th anniversary, Herb died at age 76.
On June 15, 1996 she married Victor Lofgreen and moved to Hastings, Ne. where they lived until his death. She remained there until her marriage to Clarence Porter on July 2, 2002 brought her to his home in Montrose, Co.
Mary Jane played golf, participated in dance club, various P.E.O. groups and many bridge clubs. She also enjoyed attending Herb's state functions. Favorite activities included the First Presbyterian Church, Legislative Ladies League and San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska. She was active in all three communities and made and enjoyed friends wherever she went. Love of travel, in the United States and abroad, led to her representing Nebraska in an international travel show in Sweden in her late 70's, where she was hosted by the Lord Mayor of Gothenburg, Sweden at a champagne reception. She was vibrant and always on the go.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, brother, William P. Trusdale, and a special aunt, Helen Prater. She is survived by her sister, Virginia Eicholtz, brother Robert Trusdale, both of Topeka, Ks., children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the Duis, Porter, and Lofgreen families.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 4 p.m.at the First Presbyterian Church in Montrose.
A graveside service will follow this service Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 2:30 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Ne.
Memorial contributions can be made to First Presbyterian Church in memory of Mary Jane Porter, 1840 E. Niagara Rd. Montrose, Co 81401; or San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska scholarship committee, 1035-A Margo Ct., Montrose, Co. 81401.
Arrangements were handled under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory, (970-249-2121'
Note:Obituary for Clarence W. Porter may be found Mesa and Montrose Counties, Co.
transcribed and submitted by D. Lofgreen.
Born in Oskaloosa, Kan. on May 23, 1917, the daughter of Vera (Dede) Prater and John William Trusdale.
After graduation from Topeka, Kan. High School in 1935, Jane attended the Kansas State University and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1939.
She taught art at Neosho, Mo. public schools where she met Herbert Duis who was stationed at nearby Camp Krauter. Herb and Jane were married March 2, 1941 and made their home in Gothenburg, Ne.
She was one of the earliest patients to have open heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1947.
In 1950 she made national news by campaigning door to door with her young children and friends for her husband's run for the Legislature. His election brought him home from the Army instead of being deployed to Korea. During Herb's 16 years in the Legislature and subsequent tenure as chair of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, Jane helped manage their insurance and real estate business and raise their children. Shortly before their 50th anniversary, Herb died at age 76.
On June 15, 1996 she married Victor Lofgreen and moved to Hastings, Ne. where they lived until his death. She remained there until her marriage to Clarence Porter on July 2, 2002 brought her to his home in Montrose, Co.
Mary Jane played golf, participated in dance club, various P.E.O. groups and many bridge clubs. She also enjoyed attending Herb's state functions. Favorite activities included the First Presbyterian Church, Legislative Ladies League and San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska. She was active in all three communities and made and enjoyed friends wherever she went. Love of travel, in the United States and abroad, led to her representing Nebraska in an international travel show in Sweden in her late 70's, where she was hosted by the Lord Mayor of Gothenburg, Sweden at a champagne reception. She was vibrant and always on the go.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, brother, William P. Trusdale, and a special aunt, Helen Prater. She is survived by her sister, Virginia Eicholtz, brother Robert Trusdale, both of Topeka, Ks., children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the Duis, Porter, and Lofgreen families.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 4 p.m.at the First Presbyterian Church in Montrose.
A graveside service will follow this service Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 2:30 at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Ne.
Memorial contributions can be made to First Presbyterian Church in memory of Mary Jane Porter, 1840 E. Niagara Rd. Montrose, Co 81401; or San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska scholarship committee, 1035-A Margo Ct., Montrose, Co. 81401.
Arrangements were handled under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory, (970-249-2121'
Note:Obituary for Clarence W. Porter may be found Mesa and Montrose Counties, Co.
transcribed and submitted by D. Lofgreen.
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