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Jane Ellsworth May 21, 1926 - November 3, 2008 Jane Ellsworth McKenna, 82, passed away gently in her home on Monday evening, November 3, 2008. She was blessed to have been surrounded by family and loved ones as she was peacefully taken into the hands of the Lord. Predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Thomas F. McKenna Sr.; and her father and mother, Harris and Helen Ellsworth; she is survived by her sister, Mary Margaret Dittman, Tacoma, WA; children, Kathleen, Park City, UT; Marita (Scott), Leesburg, VA, Thomas (Pamella), Albuquerque, NM, Michael, Jacksonville, FL, and Patricia (Scott), Albuquerque, NM. She is also survived by five grandchildren; Matthew, Thomas, Lorenzo, Harrison, and Maura. Jane graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Oregon in 1948 and began her professional career with CBS News in Washington, DC, where her father was serving as a United States Congressman (R-OR). She met her future husband shortly thereafter and married in 1950. Thomas and Jane relocated to Santa Fe, NM where they resided until their move to Albuquerque, NM in 1970. Jane was a Lady of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. She gave generously of her time, sitting on numerous Boards including Casa Angelica Auxiliary, The Catholic Foundation and The Governor's Mansion Foundation. She was a member of Rotary International and a founding member of the New Mexico chapter of Federated Republican Women. She owned and operated Discover Travel in Albuquerque until her retirement in 2004. Rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 7, 2008 at French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd, NE. Rite of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Prince of Peace Catholic Community, 12500 Carmel Ave NE. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 7500 Paseo del Norte NE. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the Thomas McKenna Family Foundation, c/o The Catholic Foundation, 4333 Pan American Fwy, Albuquerque, NM, 87107. Online guestbook at obituaries@frenchmortuary.com
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