Jane Duvall

Jane Ellen (Lindner) Duvall Jane Ellen (Lindner) Duvall, born August 13, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan to Arthur and Evelyn (Knight) Lindner, died at Otsego Memorial Hospital on October 19, 2012, with her family gathered around her. Jane graduated from Redford High School in the class of 1940 at age 16. She worked in her father's radio & record shop to earn tuition to attend Michigan State Normal College, now Eastern Michigan University, where she was awarded a scholarship to live at Morrison house ($4.50 per month) during her freshman year. She was the President of her college class and at her freshman orientation tea met athlete Elven "Duve" Duvall. They married on July 21, 1944 before Duve flew to serve in the Army Air Corps in Italy in World War II. Supporting the war effort, Jane worked at the bomber plant in Willow Run during World War II. Upon her husband's return from the warfront they lived in G.I. housing while Elven finished his B.A. at Michigan State Normal College. While there they had two daughters, Linda and Jane. The couple moved to Tecumseh, Michigan where three more children were born. Sara, Elven and Mary Ann. When her husband became principal in Addison, Michigan, Jane again attended Eastern Michigan University where she completed a B.A. in Library Science, while serving as Addison District Librarian and raising her five active children. Jane was a lifelong political and social progressive, believing in and supporting advancement and opportunities for women and other disadvantaged groups. She believed strongly in social justice. She moved with her family to Lansing, Michigan where she was the librarian at Sexton High School, while her husband finished his doctoral degree at Columbia University in New York City. The couple then moved to Kalamazoo, where Jane was Librarian of Portage Central High School. When the family moved to Grosse Pointe, Jane applied her administrative talents to various charities. As the wife of the superintendent of schools in Jackson, Michigan, Jane worked to promote free public education for all children, public libraries, and public access for the handicapped. When the couple moved to Saline, Michigan, Jane became Head Librarian for the Lincoln Consolidated Schools. She earned her Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan. Jane and Duve retired to Jane's family land on the Thunderbay River outside of Atlanta, Michigan. In her retirement Jane became a nationally recognized quilt instructor, appraiser and artist. She taught and inspired quilters across Michigan. Jane was active in the Ausable Quit Guild and served as its president in 1987/1988. She was a member of the Thunderbay Quilt Guild. In 1989 Jane founded the Michigan Quilt Network(MQN) after recruiting a steering committee of dedicated Michigan quilters. The MQN celebrates its 33rd anniversary this month. Jane gradually lost her sight to macular degeneration, but never let the set-back define her life. She took herself with enthusiasm to a month-long school for the blind in Kalamazoo to learn how to continue to live "well" with blindness. On Jane's request her quilt designs are being pieced and quilted by local area quilters even to this day. Jane rode shotgun to deliver meals-on-wheels, served the Atlanta Library Board and was appointed to the Alpena County Intermediate School District Board. She was the glue for everyone who knew her. She always had good advice, such as her favorite quilting wisdom, "When life gives you scraps, make quilts." She filled her kitchen table with widows and people young and old, all friends, all loved and supported by Jane. Jane was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Elven Duvall; her parents Arthur Lindner and Evelyn (Knight) McKenzie; brothers Dean, Kenneth, Donald and Ronald Lindner; her beloved parents-in-law Elven and Alma (Humphreys) Duvall. She is survived by her brother Richard Lindner, Oxford, Michigan; her brother-in-law Marshall Duvall, Utica, Michigan; her children Linda E. Duvall, Saline, Michigan; Jane A. (Duvall) Bennett, Missoula, Montana; Sara A. Duvall and her husband Stewart N. Gordon, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Elven E. Duvall III, Leland, Michigan; and Mary A. Duvall, Harrison, Michigan. Grandchildren: Elven E. "Socco" Duvall and his wife Lourdes Duvall, Yorktown, Virginia; Gordon E. Bennett, Zihuatanejo, Mexico; Daniel C. Bennett, Bonner, Montana; James R. H. Duvall, Atlanta, Michigan and Ian W. M. Duvall, Leland, Michigan. Great Grandchildren: Ferris, Maya, and Ira Buzzy Bennett, Bonner, Montana; Jack, Tavo and Katherine Duvall, Yorktown, Virginia; Daughters of her heart: Abby Currier, Ann Arbor, Michigan and Karen Bolton, Harrison, Michigan; numerous sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, all dear to her. Jane was cremated and will be interred with her husband's cremains at the family plot in Utica, Michigan on Thursday, October 25, 2012, 2:00 pm at the Utica Cemetery on Cass Avenue. Friends and family will be invited to share favorite memories at a reception immediately following at Filippas Wine Barrel, 45125 Mound Rd., Utica, Michigan. On Saturday, October 27, 2012, a memorial quilt show and party will be held at the Atlanta Senior Center on M33 in Atlanta, Michigan from 1:00-3:00 pm. If you are an area quilter who has been influenced by Jane, please bring a quilt to display in her honor. Her children invite you to share your memories through quilts. If Jane touched your life in any way, please join her children at our celebration of this extraordinary woman and share your memories of her. Some of Jane's last words were, "This is not how I planned it... I want to go out dancing on the table." Dress for both events, per Jane's wish: "colors...the brighter the better." In lieu of flowers, please, contribute to the "Jane Duvall Quilting Award Fund" in care of Dave McAndrew, J.D., 651 Richard Drive, Harrison, Michigan 48625. The fund will endow a yearly prize for inventive color in quilting awarded in Jane's name at the annual Michigan Quilt Network conference and showcase.
Jane graduated from Redford High School in the class of 1940 at age 16. She worked in her father's radio & record shop to earn tuition to attend Michigan State Normal College, now Eastern Michigan University, where she was awarded a scholarship to live at Morrison house ($4.50 per month) during her freshman year. She was the President of her college class and at her freshman orientation tea met athlete Elven "Duve" Duvall. They married on July 21, 1944 before Duve flew to serve in the Army Air Corps in Italy in World War II.
Supporting the war effort, Jane worked at the bomber plant in Willow Run during World War II. Upon her husband's return from the warfront they lived in G.I. housing while Elven finished his B.A. at Michigan State Normal College. While there they had two daughters, Linda and Jane. The couple moved to Tecumseh, Michigan where three more children were born. Sara, Elven and Mary Ann. When her husband became principal in Addison, Michigan, Jane again attended Eastern Michigan University where she completed a B.A. in Library Science, while serving as Addison District Librarian and raising her five active children.
Jane was a lifelong political and social progressive, believing in and supporting advancement and opportunities for women and other disadvantaged groups. She believed strongly in social justice. She moved with her family to Lansing, Michigan where she was the librarian at Sexton High School, while her husband finished his doctoral degree at Columbia University in New York City. The couple then moved to Kalamazoo, where Jane was Librarian of Portage Central High School. When the family moved to Grosse Pointe, Jane applied her administrative talents to various charities.
As the wife of the superintendent of schools in Jackson, Michigan, Jane worked to promote free public education for all children, public libraries, and public access for the handicapped. When the couple moved to Saline, Michigan, Jane became Head Librarian for the Lincoln Consolidated Schools. She earned her Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan.
Jane and Duve retired to Jane's family land on the Thunderbay River outside of Atlanta, Michigan. In her retirement Jane became a nationally recognized quilt instructor, appraiser and artist. She taught and inspired quilters across Michigan. Jane was active in the Ausable Quit Guild and served as its president in 1987/1988. She was a member of the Thunderbay Quilt Guild. In 1989 Jane founded the Michigan Quilt Network(MQN) after recruiting a steering committee of dedicated Michigan quilters. The MQN celebrates its 33rd anniversary this month.
Jane gradually lost her sight to macular degeneration, but never let the set-back define her life. She took herself with enthusiasm to a month-long school for the blind in Kalamazoo to learn how to continue to live "well" with blindness.
On Jane's request her quilt designs are being pieced and quilted by local area quilters even to this day. Jane rode shotgun to deliver meals-on-wheels, served the Atlanta Library Board and was appointed to the Alpena County Intermediate School District Board. She was the glue for everyone who knew her. She always had good advice, such as her favorite quilting wisdom, "When life gives you scraps, make quilts." She filled her kitchen table with widows and people young and old, all friends, all loved and supported by Jane.
Jane was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Elven Duvall; her parents Arthur Lindner and Evelyn (Knight) McKenzie; brothers Dean, Kenneth, Donald and Ronald Lindner; her beloved parents-in-law Elven and Alma (Humphreys) Duvall.
She is survived by her brother Richard Lindner, Oxford, Michigan; her brother-in-law Marshall Duvall, Utica, Michigan; her children Linda E. Duvall, Saline, Michigan; Jane A. (Duvall) Bennett, Missoula, Montana; Sara A. Duvall and her husband Stewart N. Gordon, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Elven E. Duvall III, Leland, Michigan; and Mary A. Duvall, Harrison, Michigan. Grandchildren: Elven E. "Socco" Duvall and his wife Lourdes Duvall, Yorktown, Virginia; Gordon E. Bennett, Zihuatanejo, Mexico; Daniel C. Bennett, Bonner, Montana; James R. H. Duvall, Atlanta, Michigan and Ian W. M. Duvall, Leland, Michigan. Great Grandchildren: Ferris, Maya, and Ira Buzzy Bennett, Bonner, Montana; Jack, Tavo and Katherine Duvall, Yorktown, Virginia; Daughters of her heart: Abby Currier, Ann Arbor, Michigan and Karen Bolton, Harrison, Michigan; numerous sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, all dear to her.
Jane was cremated and will be interred with her husband's cremains at the family plot in Utica, Michigan on Thursday, October 25, 2012, 2:00 pm at the Utica Cemetery on Cass Avenue. Friends and family will be invited to share favorite memories at a reception immediately following at Filippas Wine Barrel, 45125 Mound Rd., Utica, Michigan.
On Saturday, October 27, 2012, a memorial quilt show and party will be held at the Atlanta Senior Center on M33 in Atlanta, Michigan from 1:00-3:00 pm. If you are an area quilter who has been influenced by Jane, please bring a quilt to display in her honor. Her children invite you to share your memories through quilts. If Jane touched your life in any way, please join her children at our celebration of this extraordinary woman and share your memories of her. Some of Jane's last words were, "This is not how I planned it... I want to go out dancing on the table."
Dress for both events, per Jane's wish: "colors...the brighter the better."
In lieu of flowers, please, contribute to the "Jane Duvall Quilting Award Fund" in care of Dave McAndrew, J.D., 651 Richard Drive, Harrison, Michigan 48625. The fund will endow a yearly prize for inventive color in quilting awarded in Jane's name at the annual Michigan Quilt Network conference and showcase.