Rosetta Jane Brooks Duke Obituary (1920

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Jane Brooks Duke Mrs. Rosetta Jane Brooks Duke, age 95, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on November 7, 1920 in Madison, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Hubert and Drusilla Wehner Brooks. She was a 1939 graduate of Hanover High School and a member of Hanover Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder. On March 3, 1943 she married Harold K. Duke in Fort Myers, Florida. This happy union of 71 years was blessed with one son, Larry. Jane and Harold resided in Bellwood, Illinois near Chicago for 24 years and she served as an elder and deacon at the Bellwood Presbyterian Church. Jane worked at the American Medical Association in Chicago for six years and later worked for Madison Attorney, Donald Bear as his secretary. They moved back to the Hanover community in 1977. She enjoyed spending time with her son, daughter in law and granddaughters. She dearly loved her great grandchildren. Jane could often be found quilting, crocheting, sewing, gardening, baking, watching the Chicago Cubs, creating beautiful paintings and taking pictures. She also held membership in TOPS Club, served as a den mother, Women's Giving Circle, and the Bellwood Garden Club. Jane died on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. at her residence in Hanover, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Jane will be missed by her loving son, Larry K. Duke and his wife, Linda of Hanover, Indiana; her loving granddaughters, Emily Boley and her husband, Nathan, Noelle Stockdale and her husband, Matthew; her adoring great grandchildren, Adam and Blake; her sister in laws, Doris Humphreys of Madison, Indiana, Edna Sargent of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert and Drusilla Wehner Brooks, her beloved husband of 71 years, Harold K. Duke died June 22, 2014, her sisters, Bonnie Bedaw and Freda Jenkins, her half sister, Georgetta Whitham, her brothers, Hubert N., John S., and Russell L. Brooks, and her twin great grandsons, Bentley Matthew and Mason Emmanuel Stockdale, died February 15, 2016. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at 10:30 am, by the Rev. Katrina Pekich-Bundy at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Private interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery in downtown Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Monday from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Hanover Presbyterian Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Rosetta Jane Brooks Duke, please click here to visit our sympathy store.