March 2, 2005: Headlines: Obituaries: Philadelphia Inquirer: RPCV Jane Miller Bank dies
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March 2, 2005: Headlines: Obituaries: Philadelphia Inquirer: RPCV Jane Miller Bank dies
RPCV Jane Miller Bank dies
RPCV Jane Miller Bank dies
Jane Miller Bank / Antiques mall owner, 61
March 2, 2005
Jane Miller Bank, 61, of Wayne, who served in the Peace Corps and traveled around the world before she settled in Wayne and began an antiques business, died at home on Feb. 18 of complications from ovarian cancer.
Mrs. Bank grew up in rural Chester County and attended the historic one-room Edith P. Moore Lionville Schoolhouse. She graduated from West Chester High School in 1961 and West Chester State College in 1966.
After graduation, she joined the Peace Corps and taught English to students in Sukhothai, Thailand. She returned home, where she met Richard S. Bank. The couple married and embarked on travels to Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. They returned to the United States and settled in Wayne after Mrs. Bank discovered she was pregnant.
Mrs. Bank was a full-time homemaker for 10 years and then became co-owner of an antiques mall near Reading. She also volunteered, teaching English to Vietnamese refugees, and became an officer of the Radnor branch of A Better Chance, an organization that provides educational opportunities for minority students.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Bank is survived by daughter Bryna Lynch Bank; sons Elias Messenger Bank and Dylan Garner Bank; and one brother.
A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon. Burial is private.
Memorial donations may be made to the Radnor A Better Chance, 120 W. Wayne Ave., Radnor, Pa. 19087.
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