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- Ukiah Daily Journal (CA)
April 25, 2006
Jane Mildred Haskell, 80, of Ukiah, passed away on April 22, 2006 after a long illness. Jane was born on May 26, 1925 in Stockton, California.
Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. David Edward Haskell Jr.
She is survived by her son David, III; her son Michael, and his children James and Alicia; and her son Robin and his wife Wendy, and their children, Natasha, Rachel, and Tyler. She is also survived by her sisters Jessie Lee Winston, Nellie Watkins, and Barbara Bryan, and her brother Fred Grischot.
She was also preceded in death by her brother and sisters,Zella Grischott, Lawrence Grischott, Verne Pickney, Georgelee Grischott, and Francis Gaskin.
Jane was one of 10 children growing up during the depression in Stockton, California. In the early 1940's she moved to San Francisco to attend U.C. Berkeley. It was there she met her husband and married him in 1946. David and Jane moved to Ukiah in 1961 so David could practice podiatry at the State Hospital.
Jane was immediately active in the community upon her arrival in Ukiah. She is a Past President of the Ukiah Garden Club, the League of Women Voters, the United Way and the Mendocino County Performing Arts Center, Inc. As president of the League of Women Voters, Jane attended the Democratic National Convention and met President Lyndon Johnson. She was also a Board Member of the Ukiah Community Concert Association for more than 40 years. She was also very active in the Ukiah Valley Model Railroad Club. Janie was known for producing old fashioned fashion shows for a variety of organizations throughout Ukiah, and she produced the 1976 Bicentennial celebration of Ukiah, celebrating women in history.
Janie was known as the "Orchid Lady" because of her love for orchids. Janie will be remembered for her deep love of music, parties at her home in Rogina Heights and model railroads. Janie loved to tell everyone about the special friendships she had made since moving to Ukiah, and how lucky she was to have them.
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