Jane Blackburn
8/7/2016

Jane Blackburn of West Roxbury, MA ~ passed August 7, 2016. She was born November 18, 1928 in Bedford, MA. Beloved daughter of the late John F. Blackburn and Meta G. (Murray) Blackburn, she is preceded in death by her cherished sister Maude E. (Blackburn) Tierney and husband Roger also her brothers who she worshipped John Blackburn and his wife Mary, William Blackburn and his wife Charlotte and Thomas “Tinker” Blackburn.

Jane’s youth was spent between South Road Bedford MA and North Street Augusta, ME with many a summer at Revere Beach.
A graduate of Coney High School Augusta ME and 1950 Graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Portland, ME Bachelor Degree Registered Nurse Jane’s career propelled her thru the years of the starched cap and uniform the Nightingale-era with the influence and development of modern hospitals and nursing.

Amazingly, she embraced with unconditional love all, all of her eighteen nieces and nephews, twenty-two great nieces and nephews and twelve great-great nieces and nephews her cousins and all her friends. Birthdays Christenings Confirmations Graduations Weddings Cards Notes Gifts her calendar was full of events. Jane was the essence of her family with a good hand of Liverpool Rummy an avid reader, crossword puzzles, and a quick wit and even quicker to make a run for fresh lobsters. She gave so very much of herself and found ample time to volunteer effortlessly providing aid with ceramics and Holiday Festivities for the Monastery of St Clare. We have all been Blessed with a page of unbounded memories.

We bow our heads and softly pray for Jane God has called away. We pray that she is in peace and may rest. We know that she has passed the test. We’ve lost an Aunt, a Cousin, a Helper, a Guide, and a Friend. Our thoughts of her will never end.
A 10:30am Mass of Christian Burial August 31, 2016 at St. Barnabas Church, 1697 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI with a private burial at Shawsheen Cemetery Bedford, MA.

Please consider continuous prayers with memorial contributions to the Monastery of Saint Clare 920 Centre Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
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