3/19/2017
Jane P. Pebly, 79, of Leola, passed away peacefully at the home of her son on Sunday, March 19, 2017. Born in Lansing, MI, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Edward and Florence Morris Platts. She was the loving wife of Robert R. Pebly. They were married 56 years last September.
Jane graduated from Dickinson College with a BA in Economics, and worked for Metropolitan Life in New York City, where she met her husband. After the birth of her sons, she was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, knitting, gardening, a Penn State fan along with her husband, and a past CV School Board member. Jane was also an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Leola.
She will be lovingly missed by: her husband, Robert; her son, Bob, husband of Melissa Pebly, and their children, Kaitlyn, Daniel, and Brian of Beaverton, OR; her son, Steve, husband of Jennifer Pebly, and their children, Lydia, Caleb, Paul James, and Dasha of Avondale, PA; and brother, Jim Platts, husband of Alzi Platts of Hartford, CT.
Memorial Service: Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 11a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 18 Quarry Rd., Leola, PA 17540. Greeting time: 10-11a.m. at the church. Interment of ashes: St. James Episcopal Cemetery, 3768 Germantown Pike, Collegeville, Saturday, May13th, 2017 at 1 p.m. All are welcome. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Zion Lutheran Church Benevolence Fund (Helping Hands fund), c/o the above address, would be appreciated.