Jane Thorfinnson Obituary Thorfinnson, Jane Jane was born August 19, 1920 in Coral, MI to Thomas and Emma Skedgell. She graduated from Big Rapids High School, Big Rapids, MI in 1938. Jane attended the U of MN, where she first met Ross and graduated with a degree in early Childhood Education in 1942. She pledged Kappa Delta Sorority in 1940 and served as the Chapter President. Jane and Ross were married in a chapel at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. on December 18, 1943, just days before Ross went off for service abroad with the Navy. After Ross returned from the Philippines, Jane and Ross raised four children in Hopkins and Orono, MN. She was involved in many charitable and community organizations. The Kappa Delta Sorority Alumni Organization was important to Jane and she remained active throughout her life. She was a member of the Minneapolis Woman's Club, a volunteer and community servant with the Int'l Institute of MN and the St. Barnabus Hospital Aux. Jane was a member of Lions Clubs Int'l, having belonged to the Independence Lions Club and the Champlin Lions Club. Above all else, Jane cherished her family time. Sunday nights were always a special time when the family all gathered for dinner at grandma and grandpa's home. Jane was a breast cancer survivor, a corneal transplant recipient and lived for 34 years as a Type 2 Diabetic. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ross. She is loved and will be dearly missed by her daughter, Vicki; sons, Ross & wife Lynda, Thomas & wife Jamie, and Scott; grandchildren, Alexis & Ashley; adopted daughter, Janet Snyder; sister, Virginia Helber & husband Ken; her nieces, and her very good friend, Marion Hayes. A Celebration of Jane's life will be held at 11 AM Saturday with a gathering of family and friends 5-8 PM Friday (TONIGHT), all at David Lee Funeral Home. Memorials preferred to MN Lions Eye Bank or The Rotary Foundation. She loved her family very much. She will be greatly missed by all of us. David Lee Funeral Home Wayzata 952-473-5577