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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Ethel Jane Kichline
Ethel Jane
Kichline
Mar 6, 1924 — Nov 18, 2013
Ethel Jane Kichline's Obituary
Jane Thiry Kichline of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Jenkintown, PA, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on November 18, 2013. She was 89.
Jane was the daughter of John and Ethel MacFarlane Thiry and the wife of the late John Peter Kichline. Her stepdaughter, Jacqueline Kichline George, and her stepson, Peter Kichline, predeceased her.
A 1942 graduate of Germantown High School in Philadelphia, PA, Jane began her career at Germantown Savings Bank as a teller. At her retirement in 1981, she was Senior Vice President of Personnel, an amazing accomplishment at a time when female executives were a rarity in male-dominated banking.
A gifted mezzo-soprano, Jane sang for a national television audience on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour. She was a professional soloist for Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Philadelphia for nearly 30 years. She delighted audiences at the Ocean City (NJ) Music Pier and the Eagle's Mere Hotel (PA). For many years, she sang leading roles for the Gilbert and Sullivan Players in Philadelphia and the Jenkintown Music Theatre. She gathered fellow artists together to perform at the Veterans' Hospital at Coatesville, PA. She directed youth choirs at her churches in West Palm Beach and Vero Beach and organized and performed in musicals at Indian River Estates. She shared her gift of music for more than 50 years.
When she wasn't singing, Jane served her community as an executive board member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Red Cross. She also served on the Board of Trustees for Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA.
Jane is survived by her granddaughters Cheryl (Kevin) Smith and Tonya George of Merritt Island, FL; her great-granddaughters Ashley and Tara Smith; Barbara Kichline of Ocean City, NJ, and Miami, FL; Kenneth (Judy) Foulke of Ivyland, PA; and her godsons Kristopher, Evan and Collin Foulke.
A memorial service will be held at Indian River Estate in Vero Beach at a later date. Interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family believes that Jane's memory would best be honored by donations to the American Red Cross.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach, FL. Online condolences may be sent at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com .
Jane was the daughter of John and Ethel MacFarlane Thiry and the wife of the late John Peter Kichline. Her stepdaughter, Jacqueline Kichline George, and her stepson, Peter Kichline, predeceased her.
A 1942 graduate of Germantown High School in Philadelphia, PA, Jane began her career at Germantown Savings Bank as a teller. At her retirement in 1981, she was Senior Vice President of Personnel, an amazing accomplishment at a time when female executives were a rarity in male-dominated banking.
A gifted mezzo-soprano, Jane sang for a national television audience on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour. She was a professional soloist for Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Philadelphia for nearly 30 years. She delighted audiences at the Ocean City (NJ) Music Pier and the Eagle's Mere Hotel (PA). For many years, she sang leading roles for the Gilbert and Sullivan Players in Philadelphia and the Jenkintown Music Theatre. She gathered fellow artists together to perform at the Veterans' Hospital at Coatesville, PA. She directed youth choirs at her churches in West Palm Beach and Vero Beach and organized and performed in musicals at Indian River Estates. She shared her gift of music for more than 50 years.
When she wasn't singing, Jane served her community as an executive board member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Red Cross. She also served on the Board of Trustees for Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA.
Jane is survived by her granddaughters Cheryl (Kevin) Smith and Tonya George of Merritt Island, FL; her great-granddaughters Ashley and Tara Smith; Barbara Kichline of Ocean City, NJ, and Miami, FL; Kenneth (Judy) Foulke of Ivyland, PA; and her godsons Kristopher, Evan and Collin Foulke.
A memorial service will be held at Indian River Estate in Vero Beach at a later date. Interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family believes that Jane's memory would best be honored by donations to the American Red Cross.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach, FL. Online condolences may be sent at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com .
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