Jane Whitcomb Iglehart, 85, died Saturday April 23, 2005, at her home in Mystic. Born April 4, 1920, the daughter of the late Ernest M. and Anna Gauntlett Whitcomb of Amherst, MA, she was a graduate of the Shipley School, in Bryn Mawr, PA, and Vassar College (’43), majoring in Art and Spanish.
During WWII she was an Engineering Aide at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. She was married in 1946 to Robert Holt Iglehart, who predeceased her in 1998. In her 52 years of marriage, she served in the role of headmaster’s wife at private schools in Pennsylvania, Texas and Connecticut, as well as at institutions in the African nations of Zambia, Guinea and Togo. After retirement to Mystic, she served as a volunteer for the Mystic and Noank Library, as well as the Mystic Community Center. Her many interests included painting, diverse music, tennis, and travel.
She is survived by her brother, Steven Whitcomb of Osterville, MA, her four sons: John H. Iglehart of Geneva, Switzerland, Stephen Iglehart of Charlotte, NC, Kenneth R. Iglehart of Baltimore, MD, and T. Whitcomb Iglehart of Guilford, CT, as well as nine grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 15 Pearl St., Mystic on Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 2pm. There are no visiting hours, and interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Mystic Community Center, PO Box 526, Mystic, CT 06355; or to Kidney Patients of Westerly, PO Box 3025 Westerly, RI 07891.