Jane was born on November 26, 1940, in Ephraim, Utah. She was the first child born to Philip Niels Olson and Blodwen Parry Olson. Her youth was filled with activity. She loved everything and did everything. At a young age, without her mother's knowledge, she rode her bike the seven miles on the highway to Manti to see her grandmother. Growing up, she had a dog and her own horse. She loved spending time with her friends, many of which have been life-long. Each winter, she enjoyed many exciting activities, such as ice skating on a frozen pond west of Ephraim and sledding down the Ephraim Canyon Road. Her mother said that when it came time for Jane to start school, she was afraid to go to parent-teacher conferences because of what the teacher would say about Jane's behavior. To her surprise, the teacher said, "Mrs. Olson, I wish I had an entire classroom of students like Jane."

Piano lessons started early in life. Instructors included a Professor of the Julliard School of Music in New York, giving her lessons as he spent his summers in Manti, Utah. Jane's sister Beverly remembers Jane diligently practicing the piano for hours each day without complaining. She became an excellent piano player and later taught her own children to play, in addition to becoming the piano teacher to many students in her married life. She took voice lessons and later sang many years in the Ward choir. In her teen years, she learned to play the organ, at which she became very proficient again, being instructed by a professional music professor at Snow College. She served as Ward and Stake organist in her youth and as Ward organist after marriage in her home Ward in Orem. She also learned to play the cello and performed in a quartet and the Snow College orchestra. She loved music and taught her family to have that same love.

In June of 1960, at 19, she met and fell in love with a returned missionary from Manti named Douglas Gordon Garbe. They were inseparable that summer and became engaged in October on Halloween. Their marriage followed on December 17 of that same year, sealed together for time and all eternity in the Manti Utah Temple. She and her husband, Douglas, have never regretted being united as husband and wife through over 62 years of marriage.

She was an unbelievable stalwart throughout her life. She has given life to seven children; Daniel Gordon, David Douglas, Mary (born and died Christmas day 1965), Deborah (Gashler), Diane (Atkinson), Duane James, and Delinda (Wynn). Jane tenderly taught and cared for these children as they grew up and finally chose their spouses. She expertly sewed Prom dresses for the girls, made alterations, made shirts for the boys, attended all their sports events, and made special unique cakes requested by each on their birthdays.

Jane totally supported her husband as he completed his BS degree at Brigham Young University and began teaching; four years later when they moved with their family to Eugene, Oregon, with two children completing his MS degree and a few years later to Austin, Texas, with five children where Douglas earned his Ph.D. They have made their permanent home in Orem, Utah, with six children, with Douglas employed at BYU teaching mathematics in Indian Education and the Mathematics Department.

A talent she discovered and developed was art. She began painting while raising her family by taking classes at night at Brigham Young University, where Douglas was employed. She has painted many beautiful pictures that adorn her home. Never completing her education prior to her marriage, she tirelessly took night classes at BYU while maintaining all the responsibilities of mother and wife. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. When all her children were old enough to be in school, she began teaching fourth grade in Elementary School. She taught for the next twenty years until she retired. She initiated and was part of a team with other fourth-grade teachers at Orchard Elementary that created a musical play each year involving all the fourth-grade students. Parents became supportive and involved in making costumes for the children and forming an orchestra that provided all the music for the production and gave a special performance at intermission. In the beginning years, the play was performed in the school cafeteria and started small. In a few years, it became so popular that performances were in the nearby Jr High auditorium, where it played multiple nights with a packed crowd. In Utah's centennial year, Jane wrote the music, painted the scenery, and directed a production called "Willie's Wagon." Always desirous to learn, Jane continued her education in addition to teaching full time until she completed a MS equivalent.

In the last six years of her teaching career, she moved from Orchard Elementary to Cascade Elementary, where she became the Art Specialist, teaching art to students in every grade over successive periods of the day. She loved teaching and especially her students. She repeatedly expressed her sadness about having retired from teaching. She rekindled her joy in serving as a teacher in Primary at church. Never ceasing in her accomplishments, she helped design and build a family mountain cabin and was instrumental in a major remodel of their Orem home.

She was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She fulfilled many callings, including serving as a senior missionary with her husband in the Oregon Portland Mission. Later she served years as an Ordinance Worker in the Mt Timpanogos Temple. After being released from the temple, she enjoyed serving as a Family History missionary.

Even in her last days of life, she would always think of others and their needs before herself. She was an angel in how she lived and set an example; she never cussed or complained and rarely got angry. She was greatly loved by her husband, children (6), grandchildren (19), and great-grandchildren (11). She will leave a huge void in their lives and among her many friends. Preceding her in death were her parents and her daughter Mary.

Jane has always loved plants, especially flowers. She had a green thumb, and all plants seemed to love her. She healed sick plants and was continually starting new ones. The inside of her home is adorned with plants. Another love was for the mountains, where she made numerous trips with Douglas enjoying the mountain's wildflowers blooming and the beauty and color of the Fall leaves. She loved to go for car rides anytime with her husband until it was no longer possible.

Heartfelt thanks to the nurses, CNAs, and staff at Legacy Village of Provo, Renew Hospice, and all the medical professionals attending her in her final months. Jane and our family felt their sincere love and concern.

A viewing for family and friends will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home at 646 E 800 North in Orem, UT. A final viewing will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023, at the 8th Ward Chapel on 545 S. 800 E. in Orem, UT. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the same building. A webcast of the services can be found at www.walkersanderson.com.

Interment will be in the Ephraim Utah City Cemetery, with graveside services beginning at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023.