Jane Anne Oliver Hansen, of Lake Worth, FL, was born on August 20, 1921, in Portersville, PA. She died peacefully in her sleep on February 16, 2023, at age 101, surrounded by her family.

Jane graduated from Muskingum College in 1943 and did her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital to become a Registered Dietitian. She was a Dietitian in the Air Force during World War II and then for different hospitals throughout the 1970s and 1980s. As a WWII Veteran, she took part in laying wreaths at War Memorials in Washington DC, Tunisia, and Normandy.

She had a long and active life playing tennis well into her 90s. She was once interviewed by Tennis magazine because she loved the channel so much. The tennis community in Boynton Beach, FL, will miss her immensely, as her friends repeatedly called her their hero. Her daughter, Alyn, was able to play doubles with her competitively for many years.

Jane and Allen, her husband of 58 years, along with their three young daughters, traveled extensively during Allen’s career, living abroad in Afghanistan and the Philippines with the Peace Corps. Later, she traveled to many different countries with Allen, and then after he died in 2006, she continued traveling to visit her daughters and grandchildren and travel abroad with her oldest daughter.

Her secret to longevity is “Everything in Moderation,” including ice cream and pie! She is also remembered for her advice of “First Things First.”

Some things about Jane that make us smile are that she played saxophone in high school and college, played first base on an all-male baseball team in 8th grade, and hunted squirrels in her youth on her farm.

She is survived by her daughters Alyn Hansen, Jill Waugh (Godfrey), Debbie Gilbert (John), grandchildren Ross, John, Jessica, George, Emily Waugh, Emily Gilbert Montanye, and Gracie, her nephew Charles Cheeseman, and her nieces, Madelyn Sue Walker (Paul) and Molly McClymonds (Wayne).