Jane Hancock

Maple Mount — Sister Jane Irvin Hancock, 89, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died March 8, 2017, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 69th year of religious life. She was a native of Waverly.
Caring for others was Sister Jane Irvin's specialty. First it was the students she taught at St. Martin School, Rome (1950-55), and Sts. Joseph and Paul (1955-58) and St. Pius Tenth (1958-69) schools in Owensboro. From 1975-83, she was dean of boarding students at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Maple Mount, where she acted as a second mother to many girls. From 1983-89, she served as facility organizer at Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center, caring for the guests. She also ministered in the Archdiocese of Louisville, where she cared for retired priests. She retired to the Motherhouse in 2003.
Survivors include two sisters, Sister Jane Miriam Hancock, Maple Mount, and Margaret Louise Coshan, Ontario, Canada; nieces and nephews and members of her religious community.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 13, at Mount Saint Joseph, where visitation begins Sunday at 4 p.m., with a wake service following at 6:30 p.m.
Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory, Owensboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Gifts in memory of Sister Jane Irvin may take the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.