Jane Beeder Obituary

A modern woman of the world, Jane Warne Beeder, died peacefully January 8 in Colorado Springs, CO. She was 80 years old.

Jane was preceded in death by David Charles Beeder, her husband of 42 years.

Jane was born in Washington, DC on December 8, 1934 to William and Edith Warne. She immediately began what all her many friends described as a fascinating life. Going to school in Virginia, then Iran and Lebanon, she developed a love of travel that she pursued the rest of her life.

Jane graduated from Northwestern University with a journalism degree in 1956. She was a proud member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

Her ability to uniquely express herself was the great talent that defined her.

A devoted wife and mother, Jane lived all over the U.S. as she and Dave raised their family. The wife of a 'newspaperman', Jane moved from New York, to Helena, Montana, to Omaha and many spots in between. She jumped into every community with energy and excitement saying "you have to get out and meet people."

Wherever Jane went she made friends and she kept them for the rest of her life. Moving to Colorado Springs in 1999, her last home, she leaves behind many people she cared deeply about at Mackenzie Place, the Broadmoor, and Cottonwood Studios where she was an active member and participant in the local art community. She was a member of many local charitable organizations.

In her heart Jane was an artist. Her business and vocation was collecting beads and making necklaces her friends described as 'works of art'. Working out of her studio at the Cottonwood Arts Center, Jane spent much of her retirement working in her studio making jewelry. She enjoyed being part of the art community at Cottonwood as much as the art that she made.

Jane lived every day by never looking back and only pointing forward. She loved life and the people in her life. Her friends say she was a positive force who made their lives more interesting and exciting. She loved being with people and they in turn loved being with her. She always treated each day as a 'new adventure'.

She is survived by her two children, John Warne Beeder of Westlake, Ohio, and Ann Bordwine Beeder of New York, New York; as well as three grandchildren; a brother and sister.

A memorial service will be announced in Colorado Springs in the coming weeks.

Jane would like any donation be made to the Cottonwood Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs, Colorado.