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MILWAUKEE/ MADISON
Jane Gehrz Scrivner, age 90, wife of William H. Scrivner, died Monday,
June 9, 2008, in Milwaukee. Born in Milwaukee, Jane was the daughter of
Judge Gustave G. and Paula Frey Gehrz. She was predeceased by brothers,
Robert and John Gehrz. Jane graduated from Riverside High School in the
class of 1935. She attended Wellesley College for two years and
graduated from Northwestern University, where she was a member of Alpha
Phi. In 1942, Jane married William Scrivner, to whom she was married for
more than 65 years. Following Bill's service in the U.S. Navy during
World War II, Bill and Jane moved to Madison, where Bill became the
Advertising Manager for the Madison Newspapers. When their youngest son
was in middle school, Jane returned to college at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison to earn her teaching certification. Jane taught fourth
grade at Glenn Stephens School in Madison from 1964 to 1978. Jane was
active in the Madison community for many years. She was a member of
Grace Episcopal Church, Blackhawk Country Club, and the Madison Civics
Club. Jane was an active volunteer at Attic Angels Retirement Home and
in Madison United Way campaigns. When the Salk polio vaccine was first
developed, Jane chaired the polio vaccination campaign for the city of
Madison, setting up and staffing vaccination sites throughout the city.
In 1978, Jane retired from teaching and moved to Oshkosh because Bill
had joined the journalism faculty of the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh. For many years, Bill and Jane spent summers at their
home in Hayward, where Jane swam daily in the frigid waters of Lost Land
Lake. Throughout her long and happy life, Jane's love and energy
centered on her family. Jane and Bill had three sons, James and his
wife, Eileen of Brooklyn, Wis.; Thomas and his wife, Meredith of
Whitefish Bay; and Douglas and his wife, Mary of Los Altos Hills, Calif.
Jane's grandchildren include Marc Scrivner and his wife, Rebekah of Wolf
Point, Mont.; Bradley Scrivner and his wife, Rachel of Mount Horeb, and
their children Clint, Skylar, and Lanee; and Allison and David Scrivner
of Whitefish Bay. Jane is also survived by six nieces and nephews, who
are the children of Jane's brother Robert, and their 18 children, as
well as Jane's sister-in-law, Elizabeth Scrivner and her daughter,
Barbara Scrivner, both of Scottsdale, Ariz. Funeral services will be
held on Thursday, June 12, 2008, at GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 116 W.
Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53703, at 11 a.m. Private interment will
follow. The family would like to thank the caregivers of Stowell
Associates/Select Staff who have helped Jane maintain her independence
in recent years, as well as Mary Lu Karabon, Director of the Water Tower
at Eastcastle Place.
Feerick Funeral Home 2025 E. Capitol Drive Shorewood (414) 962-8383
Condolences can be sent to: www.feerickfuneralhome.com
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