Jane Hubbard Beaven

Jane Hubbard Beaven, 86, of Akron passed away on February 18, 2021 in Fairlawn, Ohio.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Jane was born in Ohio to John Russell Hubbard and Catherine Proudfoot Macbeth on April 4, 1934. She grew up in a house perched on the edge of the Rocky River Valley. Vines were her swings and trees were her houses. She went to school at Rocky River High School where she was president of student council and a cheerleader. She graduated from Purdue University with a BS degree in Special Education and later received a Master’s degree in Gerontology at Cleveland State University. Pi Lamda Theta Honor society in both undergrad and graduate school. Member Kappa Alpha Theta. She married Frank N. Beaven, Jr. (later divorced) just after college. She was a Special Education teacher at Mentor-on-the-Lake schools prior to raising her 3 children.  Once her children were grown she worked for Hamlet Hills, Willowpark, and University Manor Healthcare Nursing Homes as a Recreational Therapy Director. She resided for many years in Chagrin Falls, OH and later in Akron, OH. She loved wild birds and animals of all kinds (especially the deer and cardinals who visited her feeders) and always had a wonderful menagerie of beloved pets. She was an enthusiastic volunteer at The Cleveland Metroparks Nature Realm, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cancer Society and with Fort Island Elementary Schools.  But most of all she was a cherished and dedicated mother of her 3 children and an utterly devoted and much loved “Mema” to 5 grandchildren.

Jane is survived by her children, Frank Beaven III (Rebecca), Barbara Bailey (David), and Blair Lampner (Ray); devoted grandmother to Caitlyn Rader (Garrett), Allie Bailey, Aaron Lampner, Andrew Lampner, Adam Lampner; dearest sister of Lynn Pearch (Michael); dear aunt, cousin, and friend of many.

During her professional years Jane once gave this bit of wisdom “One of life’s most powerful truths, is that all people have value, potential, desires, and uniqueness that can be encouraged and shaped.”  Jane was always a ray of sunshine and had a lasting and loving impact on everyone she met.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Jane’s memory may be made to the Cleveland Metroparks Nature Realm , One-of-a-Kind Pets , or Cleveland Clinic Akron General Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center .

Services in care of the Billow Funeral Home and Crematory, 85 N Miller Road Akron, OH 44333.