Jane McGannon

Jane McGannon She is proud, she is fierce, she is strong, she is mom. Jane Michelle McGannon, 53, of Cedar Rapids, was called home on Saturday, May 21, 2016. She died peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Jane was born on August 24, 1962, in Rock Island, Illinois, the daughter of James V. and Mary Agnes Roegiers. Jane graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1980. She went on to receive her bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1984, and received her master's degree as a speech pathologist from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. She worked as a speech pathologist for over 20 years. She loved her career, but her family and friends were Jane's passion and delight. On February 5, 1993, Jane married the love of her life, Tom McGannon. She raised two children, but absolutely adored her granddaughter, Laila. Jane thoroughly enjoyed warm weather, outdoors, cooking and knitting. She cared deeply for the ones she loved and had been that way since birth. Survivors include her husband, Tom; their children, Allie and Louis; step-son, Ryan; sisters, Jean (Larry) Fobian, Jill (Kevin) Miller, and Joni Bryant; brother, Jim (Julia) Roegiers; mother-in-law, Lois McGannon; and the one who called her 'Nana', her only grandchild, Laila. She also leaves behind numerous loving relatives and friends. Jane was preceded in death by her parents, and father-in-law, Robert McGannon. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 2016, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, 1844 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, with a vigil service starting at 4 p.m. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at All Saints Catholic Church, 720 29th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, by Reverend John R. Flaherty. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Memorials may be sent in Jane's name to the funeral home. If you are unable to donate, we ask that you simply take a moment to hug your child, grandchild, friend'for a moment, an hour or a day. Time waits for no one.