Jane L Owens

Jane L. Owens, 93, of Moline, IL, passed away Tuesday November 21, 2023, at River Crossing of Moline.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at St. Patrick’s in Colona.  Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, as well as a Rosary at 3:00 p.m., at Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Ltd. in Moline.  Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens.  Memorials may be made to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church or Meals on Wheels.

Jane was born on November 20, 1930, in Geneseo, IL, the daughter of Elizabeth (Wachtel) and George Busenbark. She graduated from Geneseo High School in 1948 and married Wilbert Owens on October 20, 1951, in Colona. Jane worked as a clerk at American Air Filter in Moline, IL. She also worked at the Geneseo School Cafeteria as a cook, retiring after 20 years. Jane was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Colona, IL and St. Martha’s Altar Society. She was a member of Country View Golf Club – Lady’s League and the Monday Night Mixed League. Jane also volunteered for 10 years at the Mississippi Valley Blood Center in Moline, IL. Jane loved raising her family.

Survivors include her daughters Carol Lidholm of Moline, Diane (Jeff) Frank of Colona, Mary Beth (Mike) Slonecker of Silvis, and Betty (Greg) Wadsworth of Silvis; daughter-in-law Lyn Wignall of Cambridge; 11 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; twin sister Janis McGuire of Rock Island.

She was preceded in death by her parents Elizabeth and George; husband Wilbert Owens; son Steve Owens; sister Virginia (Busenbark) DeBoever; brothers Robert, Virgil, David, and James Busenbark; daughter-in-law Dennise Owens

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