Jane Elizabeth Frye Obituary
Location: Lancaster, California
Surnames/tags: frye hayward
[send private message], Meggy Frye [send private message], and Amelia Frye [send private message]Jane Elizabeth Frye. Born July 21, 1951 to John Perley Hayward Jr. and Margaret Elizabeth (Schoppee) Hayward in Machias, Maine, Jane passed away at home on June 18 in the loving presence of her dearest family and friends.
Jane grew up and went to school in Machias, graduating from Machias High School in 1969. She met Michael while he was assigned to the Naval Radio Station outside of Machias when he brought his uniforms to be cleaned at Machias Cleaners, where she worked part time. Soon after, Jane and Michael went on a double date with his roommate and one of her schoolmates. They were married on June 24, 1972 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Machias.
Michael’s employment took them to the Boston area, where Jane worked as an ICU nurse at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. Jane and Michael spent 10 happy years in Boston where they had daughters Amelia, in 1980 and Meggy, in 1983.
Jane and Michael came to Lancaster in 1988, when Michael was transferred to Edwards Air Force Base, while Jane joined the Visiting Nurse Association of Los Angeles. Jane’s kind and open nature made her an excellent visiting nurse, and her patients happily welcomed her into their homes.
To improve her ability to care for patients Jane enrolled in a nursing degree program while working full time, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a Public Health Nurse credential in 1996. She had previously attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Portland, Maine, graduating with an RN in 1972.
She was a devoted and enthusiastic mother, and with Michael, her husband of nearly 46 years, took Amelia and Meggy to their many swim meets and soccer tournaments, often participating as a parent volunteer. She instilled in her daughters an appreciation of kindness, generosity and community service that will sustain them the rest of their lives.
In 2000 she joined High Desert Medical Group as a Nursing Supervisor, and worked at HDMG in various roles for 18 years. She was planning for retirement when her final illness struck.
Jane served as Eucharistic Minister for Sacred Heart Parish, and she was a member and president of Lancaster West Rotary, member of the Antelope Valley College Foundation Board, and many other service organizations. Her volunteer work touched hundreds of lives. She didn't live in Lancaster: she lived Lancaster, and our city is a better place for her service.
In that spirit we give thanks for her life.
She is survived by Michael, Amelia and Meggy and her grandsons Henry and Jack, as well as her brothers and many nieces and nephews.
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