GORHAM- L. Jane Hunt, 82, of Gorham, passed away suddenly on July 18th at home. She was born in Beech Grove, Indiana on June 7, 1939, the daughter of William and Elnora Stangle.
Jane's greatest passion was teaching. She began her career in Battle Creek, Michigan teaching Special Education. She eventually relocated to Maine and taught both special education and regular education in several Portland Public Schools, retiring from Hall School in 1995. She later served as the Administrative Assistant at the Portland Children's Dyslexia Center, volunteering there and serving on the Board of Directors after her retirement in 2019.
Jane was a member of Woodfords Congregational Church as well as several fraternal, altruistic, and social groups. Most recently she was an active member of Eastern Star, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Alpha Delta Kappa an international organization of women educators, the Woodford's Church Bell Choir, and was a volunteer at Ruth's Reusable Resources.
Jane was pre-deceased by her first husband, Oral Eugene Breedlove, Jr, daughter Victoria Navarro, her brother Jack Stangle, and her second husband Rodney Hunt. She is survived by her daughter, Kathryn Breedlove, and her three step-daughters Donna Gooch and her partner Margrit Dutta, Denise Cox, and Darlene Morton and her husband Larry. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Monday August 2 at 1 PM at the Chad E. Poitras Cremation and Funeral Service Chapel, 498 Long Plains Road (Rt. 22) in Buxton. During the service, Order of the Eastern Star Honors will be performed. Burial will follow at Meeting House Hill Cemetery in Hollis. Online condolence messages can be submitted at the funeral home website, www.mainefuneral.com
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The Portland Children's Dyslexia Center at 1897 Congress St., Portland, 04102 or Ruth's Reusable Resources at 39 Blueberry Rd., Portland, 04102.