Harriet "Jane" Van Hoozen

Harriet "Jane" Van Hoozen, 98, of Fort Wayne, joined her Lord on Wednesday June 29, 2022 at Five Star Senior Living. She born on November 24, 1923 to the late Delbert and Bessie (Flickinger) Manes and was the fifth daughter of 11 children. Jane was a 1942 graduate of Lafayette Central High School. Her memberships include, The Chapel, Recorder for Daughters of the Nile and was twice a Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Roanoke Chapter, DAR, Indiana Chapter American Mothers, Inc, and Aboite Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association. Her awards were, 2002 Indiana Mother of the Year, 75-year membership pin from Order of the Eastern Star, Roanoke Chapter. She was active in her community and those items included, 4-H leader for seven years, BZB Home Demonstration Club, Aboite Township Precinct Election Board, Lutheran Auxiliary, Secretary-Treasurer for Aboite Township Trustee for 12 years, and co-owner of Twin Star Farms (Van Hoozen Eggs) for 32 years. In her free time, she enjoyed all kinds of needlework, crafts, flower gardening, cards, especially bridge, reading, board games of all kinds, and jigsaw puzzles. She also greatly enjoyed traveling. Some of her more memorable trips were to, Holland, France, Germany, Canada, Honduras, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and on Caribbean Cruises. She is survived by children, Marilyn (Barry) Smith, Janet (Dave) Bolyard, Verle (Kathy) Van Hoozen, and Barry (Hallie) Van Hoozen; Grandchildren, Margo (Jamie), Tisha, Cheri (Josh), Melissa (Louis), Amy (Vesal), Ashley (Jeremy), Aften (Dallas), Nathan, Miranda; 16 Great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and 42 nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in passing by her husband of 62 years whom she married on September 30, 1945, Ronald Van Hoozen; granddaughter, Amanda Smith Billington; siblings and their spouses, Charlotte (Dick) Johnson, Barbara (Pete) Motz, Phyllis (Walter) Lorenz, JoAnn (Carl) Graves, Patricia (Gus) Motz, MaryLou (Ronnie) Jackson, Martha Jamison, Walter (Eleanor) Manes, David (Rose) Manes, Tony Manes, and Mildred (Chuck) Biberstine. Funeral service will be 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 6750 Covington Road, Fort Wayne with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Her entombment will follow the services at Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Preferred donations may be made to, Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida 33607, Van Hoozen Park Fund, Aboite Township Trustee’s Office, 11321 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne (Indiana 46814), or Stillwater Hospice, 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, (Indiana 46814).

“God saw her getting tired and a cure was not to be, So He put His arms

around her and whispered, ‘Come with me.’ With tearful eyes we watched

her suffer and saw her fade away. Although we loved her dearly, we could

not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands to

rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.”