"Nancy Ellis I first met Aunt Jane as a teenager at a family birthday party when I began dating her nephew John Ellis. She immediately welcomed me and invited me to call her ?Aunt?;that was the beginning of our forty-one year friendship; Even though there is a forty year age difference, we seemed to have much in common and found each other?s company very enjoyable and rewarding. Over the years, we celebrated holidays, family events, and the joys of adding new family members , young and old. Jane loved her family and took great effort to create opportunities to get together and share time: she maintained a large home just so she could host events and accommodate family as they passed through town. She spent days beforehand getting her place ready to receive them with food, comfy beds, and fun activities. Jane was also a dedicated friend: she shopped and lunched often with her friends Joann and Jim Dunn, Dot Mealey, Mildred Smullen, and Ann Pojat. For Jane, ?friend?was synonymous with ?family.?. As the eldest daughter, Jane saw herself as the ?second mother? to her siblings, especially Dick and Betty, and was always there to help in their time of need. She had a lifelong love for animals and shared her home with her dogs Gus, Suzy and Scamp, Teddy, and finally with a cat named Pepper. Jane loved them tremendously and gave them wonderful lives. She had a passion for taking photos and always printed hers in duplicates and triplicates to share with the family; while not adverse to having her photo taken, Jane was often the face behind the lens snapping away for posterity. Many of us have photos she captured of us or our children climbing the big tree in her backyard! Jane was only married briefly; she would reflect on that short period with some confusion and sadness, but her generous heart and love of life gave her strength to move on and enjoy the many blessings of family and friends. She never regretted not remarrying? her nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews filled her heart with joy? she was a happy, contented woman. Towards the end of her life, she could not travel, but was able to be part of every family event via the very thoughtful gift of an iPad from the Krimmel families? Jane loved looking at all the photos and reading the emails family and friends sent to her keeping her up to date on their lives. I will always remember Jane as the beacon guiding each of us to the shores of family ? bright, warm, and constant?. Rest In Peace dear Aunt Jane. "
In loving memory of
Jane Engle
October 6, 1924 - April 23, 2022
Jane (Krimmel) Engle, of Stratford, New Jersey, age 97 passed peacefully into her heavenly home on Saturday, April 23, 2022. She was born on October 6, 1924 in Audubon, New Jersey.
She graduated from Audubon High in 1942. After graduation, she began her secretarial career at Fire Association Insurance Company in Philadelphia and continued in that path as an Executive Secretary at RCA for over 40 years in Camden, New Jersey.
She will be fondly remembered for her love of animals, Western movies, coffee, craft fairs, ceramics, and taking pictures. Even more importantly, she was known for her love of family; her home was the heart of family gatherings. Her positive spirit was an inspiration to all!
She was preceded in death by her father, John Jeffries Krimmel, her mother Erma (Turner) Krimmel, her brothers Blair, Bob, Jack and Dick Krimmel and her sister Betty Ellis. She is survived by numerous beloved nephews and nieces (and their children) and lifetime friends.
Tributes
"There are so many memories starting for me at a very young age. Aunt Jane was very much like having a second mom. I remember her teaching me the alphabet by drawling the letters on my back and having me guess the letter. All the childhood songs or little short ditties ? ewe gooey was a warm? that I now sing to my grandson. All the family gatherings held at her home where I got to know my Aunts , Uncle?s and cousins. I remember rough housing on her bed with my cousins. Sorry Jeff sorry Jim. I?m sure I was a nuisance. I remember making pancakes with self powered hand mixer on the morningsI slept overnight. Oh man, while in school I had the best Stationary RCA could supply. I remember drives to the Atlantic City boardwalk to the steel pier and watch the divers to include the pony dives. I remember Aunt Jane an Mom driving me to the Deptford Mall for school clothes at the beginning of every school year. Aunt Jane gave us some of the very first photo from the first Mars Land Rover. Which RCA help develop. Wish I still had them. I remember how much she loved her pets. And the long walks around town. I enjoyed stopping and say hi while on patrol in town. As I was raising my own family I remember coming home from work and finding Aunt Jane having a catch on the front lawn with my son. That may not sound like much but at the time she was in her 70s. Aunt Jane never tired of family and always there to help in so many ways. I was so happy that Aunt Jane and my mom had a the chance to spend there last days together. As I learn aunt Jane was like a second mom to her as grew up herself. I enjoy making special breakfasts I called it , there choice. Often bacon eggs , sometime pancakes. we would watch the rifleman while we ate. Saturdays I still watch the rifleman and remember. I often would enjoy asking questions on how it was when she was a little girl and being mesmerized by the stories. Aunt Jane was truly one of a kind I and so love by her family. I?m sure she?s with then now watching over her family like always. I?m going to miss you Jane "
"When I take my life into my hands and consider my most treasured memories, Jane is there. We spent every Christmas morning together as she began her rounds visiting family and friends. Her Christmas visit was particularly exciting as she never hesitated to give me a gift that was ahead of my time. The year of the small, leather ?disco bag? is enduring. At that age, I was far from being allowed to go to a dance, let alone a disco. However, thanks to Jane, I was ready to hit the dance floor and, dear Lord, let it be soon. When I became engaged, it was Jane who boldly asked if I wouldn?t prefer lingerie to a blender. Jane and my mother were BFFs for over 65 years. They met at RCA in the early 1940s, and thus set in motion a lifetime of adventure. Young and single, their excursions began with Friday evenings on Haddon Avenue in Haddonfield, summer vacations at the Jersey Shore, and weekend trips to New York City. With Jane always behind the wheel, my mom in shotgun and, at times, me in the back, their decades of day trips took them all over the mid-Atlantic region. Well into their 80s, they continued to enjoy weekly lunches at countless restaurants. With Jane?s deep fondness for all things Americana, they frequently found themselves enjoying a trip down memory lane with a visit to the Cracker Barrel gift shop. Returning from abroad, it was Jane with whom I stayed when my mother began her decline at the age of 90. It was Jane who supported and comforted me, pouring (me) a glass of wine as she shared amusing anecdotes of my mother?s life. It was Jane who was there as I navigated those final, emotional months. It was Jane who was there, always there, with love, kindness, generosity, and a wicked-good sense of humor. It is Jane who is there, resting in heaven?s glory, forever in my heart. Loren G. Mealey Daughter of Dorothy Heitman Mealey The Hague, The Netherlands"