Jane Swarts of Clarks Summit died Monday morning at Dunmore Health Care Center. She was the widow of Julius Swarts, who died in 2005.
Born in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Emma Woelkers. She had been a resident of the Clarks Summit area for more than 40 years. She graduated from the University of Scranton at the age of 58.
She was an adventurous woman who was ahead of her time. She was a pilot and known as a cowgirl. She was an avid reader and very religious, as a past member of the Seventh Adventist Church in Tunkhannock
She is survived by her caregivers and close friends, Robert and Mary McGarry, and their children, Robert and Nicholas; two brothers-in-law, David Swarts and wife, Donna, Conn.; and Daniel Swarts and wife, Sally, New York.
A memorial Mass will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411.