Jane Rilling

Jane Rilling passed away in her home in Killeen, Texas surrounded by her Texas family on December 23, 2012 at the age of 83. Services are to be held December 27, at 2:00 pm at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home of Killeen. A private family inurnment service will be held at a later date.

Jane was born January 19, 1929 in Lemmon, South Dakota to Clifford Fields and Bertha Nelson. She attended public school in South Dakota and upon graduation worked as a waitress and secretary. She moved to Pierre, South Dakota and married Clarence Rilling in May 1952. She worked for the State of South Dakota in the Department of Health from 1966 until her retirement in 1986. In 1989 she moved to Texas to escape the cold of the north to be in the warm south which well suited her sunshine disposition and friendly personality. Jane loved to work in the yard nurturing her flowers and plants, shopping at SAMs Club, playing cards, WAHOO, and most of all loving and caring for her family. Her smile was infectious and her zeal for life was a source of energy to all that knew and loved her.

Jane is preceded in death by her parents, her spouse, her sister Joan Kresley and two grandchildren.

Survivors include her sister Joyce Kirley (John) Rapid City SD; one brother Jimmy Fields (Rita) Denver CO; four daughters, Judy Kilpatrick (Jim), Killeen; Cheryl Barrett (Tim) Spearfish SD; Carla Sayer (Al) Cambridge NE; Jill Hayes (Joe) West Des Moines, IA; fifteen grandchildren, Dawn Weller and Amy Dunn, Killeen; Justin Kilpatrick, New Orleans LA; Jennifer Kilpatrick, Little Rock AR; Jessica Godfrey, SeeKonk MA; Kelley Nelson, Rapid City SD; Kasey Bowerman, Rapid City SD; Lauren Barrett, Spearfish SD; Danielle Peitz-Slama, Amanda Peitz, Weston Peitz all of Cambridge NE; Hunter Peitz, Columbus NE; Miles Hayes, Ames IA and Zack Hayes, West Des Moines IA and 18 great-grand children.

The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the staff (Lana, Rory, Sharon, Lisa, Crystal and Lyaleai) at Odyssey Hospice of Temple for their compassionate and exceptional loving care for Jane and our family.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association.

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