White River Jct., Vermont – Jane L. Bogle Snaith, 85, died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Valley Terrace Healthcare in White River Jct., VT. She was born July 26, 1930 in Boston, MA the daughter of Ernest Paul and Edith (Ellms) Bogle.
Jane grew up in White River Jct., VT and graduated from Hartford High School. She graduated from Simmons College in Boston, MA with a Bachelor's in Science and then completed her Master's Degree at Boston University. She served as a RN at Mass General Hospital where she met her future husband, Richard Snaith. They were married October 27, 1956 at the Methodist Church in White River Jct., VT. Jane taught at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital School of Nursing for many years. She took time off from her successful career to raise their three children and then later returned to healthcare working as the Activities Director at Brookside Nursing Home until the early 1980's when she retired. Mr. Snaith died January 9, 2007.
Jane was an active member of the Upper Valley Grange #581, the Mercy Hathaway-White Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Bradford, NH and the United Methodist Church of White River Jct., where she played the organ for many years, sang in the choir, entertained on the piano during spaghetti suppers and blessed the church congregation with special duets with her brother John.
She loved music, enjoyed painting and spending many hours walking.
Jane was predeceased by a brother, John Bogle, and a sister, Anne Bogle.
She is survived by her two sons, Richard Snaith II and his wife Katherine and their daughters, Madison and Sophia of New London, NH, Scott Snaith and his wife Brigitte of Hollis, Maine; a daughter Rebecca Snaith Waters and her husband Ned of Quechee, VT; and by marriage two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Calling hours will be held Sunday evening, October 11 from 5-7 PM at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Jct., VT. Funeral services will be held Monday morning, October 12 at 11AM at the United Methodist Church in White River Jct. Burial will be held the following day, Tuesday at 9 AM in the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center, VT.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Upper Valley Grange #581, Grange Hall, 344 Main St., Norwich, VT 05055 or to the United Methodist Church, 106 Gates Street, White River Jct., VT 05001