Age 86, died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Chelsea Community Hospital. She was born June 30, 1925 in Lima Township, the daughter of Carl D. and Eleanor A. (Winters) Schlosser.
Jane was a member of the Chelsea First United Methodist Church since 1937, a member of the Christian Educators Fellowship of the United Methodist Church, Washtenaw County Farm Bureau, and the Lima Center Family and Community Education Group, and charter member of the Chelsea Retirement Community Volunteers where she continued to volunteer until her death.
She was a graduate of Michigan Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University); was a public school teacher for ten years teaching in the Freer Rural School, Manchester and Chelsea Districts; helped organize and taught the first cooperative nursery school in the Chelsea-Dexter area. Jane was the Christian Education Director at Chelsea First United Methodist Church for 17 ½ years, and was an active volunteer on the local, district, conference, jurisdictional and national divisions of the Detroit Annual Conference, treasurer of the United Methodist Rural Fellowship, and a representative to the National Council of Churches. She has been a trustee of the Chelsea Community Hospital and the United Methodist Retirement Homes, Inc.
On September 2, 1950, Jane married Raymond Jacob Schairer in Chelsea, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 17, 2011. Jane is survived by two brothers-in-law, Arlo Dunkelberger of Kalamazoo, Llyod (Marie) Schairer of Long Island, NY; a sister-in-law, Marjorie Dew of Oklahoma; ; 6 nieces, Lynda (Jeff) Graham, Sandra Marie (Chris) Cantwell, Pamela Ann Schairer, Barbara (Tony) Rupert, Betsy Dew, Nancy (Jim) Hardebeck ; a nephew Robert (Sherry) Dew and a special cousin Wilma Schairer. She was preceded in death by one sister, Lois Ann Dunkelberger.
The family received friends at Chelsea First United Methodist Church, Friday, Nov. 11 from 3-5 & 7-9 pm. A memorial service was held Saturday, Nov 12, 2:00 pm at Chelsea First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Joy Barrett officiating. A second service was held Tuesday, Nov 15, 2:00pm at the Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel, with Rev. Cathy Rafferty officiating. Burial took place at Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea. Memorial contributions may be made to Chelsea First United Methodist Church or Chelsea Retirement Community.