Jane Beck Wallace

She was predeceased by her husband, William Rae Wallace, her parents, Clyde Oliver Beck and Clara (Massengill) Beck; and her brother, Lawrence Oliver Beck. She is survived by her children, Doug (Jennie) Wallace, Dick (Carrie) Wallace, Beth (Ed) Cullen. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Jane Ellen Beck was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18, 1933. She attended Rocky River High School and later enrolled at the Ohio State University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Education in 1956.

Daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother are titles she held through familial ties. Jane also held the title of companion and champion, cub scout den mother and brownie troop leader, bird watcher and dog lover, accomplished baker and cinnamon toast maker, daddy's little princess and wedding dress seamstress, folk guitarist and amateur psychologist, landscape designer and master gardener, IBM peer and hospital volunteer. A dear friend to all, she freely offered her hillbilly wisdom with care and grace.

In their final days, Jane's and Bill's greatest desire was to be present and care for one another. Their lives were filled with many joyous moments and they truly loved one another dearly. Her cremains will be scattered over top of Bill's beneath the bell tower at Union Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. Going forward, these two can rest in peace below the bell tower, where every hour the chimes heard at the beginning of Carmen Ohio are rung. That fateful verse in Carmen Ohio sums up our feelings as we lose these two, "While our hearts rebounding thrill with joy which death alone can still."

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made online at <giveto.osu.edu/makegift and search for The William R. Wallace Dental Research Scholarship Fund (Fund Number: 607538).

https://www.giveto.osu.edu/makeagift/?fund=607538