Owatonna High School Alumni
Owatonna, Minnesota (MN)
Jane Jirele Blaine (Jane Jirele)
Owatonna High School
Class of 1978
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JANE'S PROFILE
First Name | Jane |
Last Name | Jirele Blaine |
Maiden Name | Jirele |
Graduation Year | Class of 1978 |
Gender | Female |
Current Location | Winona, Minnesota |
Hometown | Owatonna, Minnesota |
Relationship Status | Married |
About Me | Married the year after my mother died, in 1982. We lived in St Joseph, MN where I was going to school. Laura was born. We moved to Warren, MN before I graduated, then to Baudette. I worked in my field while we were there, at a distant cluster of Catholic churches. Jaime was born. We moved to Caledonia, MN. Caitlin was born. Michael and I divorced before what would have been our tenth anniversary. I became a single mom and sole breadwinner. Worked then at Caledonia Group Homes, but needed a more financially lucrative job, so went back to school. Was on food stamps and AFDC while I worked part time, studied, and raised the girls. It was a long, hard haul. I was in a relationship with Joe Morse for a dozen years, and we lived together during much of that time. When I graduated, I accepted a position at Mayo and have been there ever since. Moved a couple more times, but have returned to Winona where my new husband, Tom, and I have become home owners (my first!). Here we enjoy this scenic area from his Harley, see the 2 daughters who live in town and their families, often, We go to Dallas, TX to visit Laura about every other year and to Phoenix, AZ most years to visit my dad, who winters there. Our biggest family holiday is Memorial Day to most people. To us, it is Clay's birthday weekend. Aiden's birthday is within a week of Clay's, so we celebrate together so far. Aiden is 18 months now (12/2013), and Clay is nine. For Clay's 10th birthday, we are going to north Florida to meet Laura for a vacation weekend. Laura will be there working till Saturday morning, and bought plane tickets for all of us to join her there at a r...(read more) |
Class of 1978 Alumni
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Class of 1971
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Class of 1967
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Class of 1973
Lynn Cummings
Class of 1981
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Class of 1990
James Louks
Class of 1973
Janice Janke
Class of 1965
Dorothy Jolly
Class of 1934
Mark Gilbertson
Class of 1972
Mark Uecker
Class of 1967
Shauna Hicks
Class of 1985
Marty Rudolph
Class of 1968
Terry Miller
Class of 1968
Dan Herman
Class of 1979
Debra Johnson
Class of 1977
Janna Powell
Class of 1993
Kara Van Nurden
Class of 2004
Barbara Hoffert
Class of 1964
Doug Halverson
Class of 1994
Roberta Anderson
Class of 1966
Ginnette Horner
Class of 2007
Beau Twaddle
Class of 1996
Recent Class of 1978 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1978 Reunion for Free
Class of 1978 35 Year Reunion
Invited Classes: 1978
Date: Aug 16, 2013
Description: Class of 1978 35 Year Reunion A group of us, listed below, have come up with the following plan to celebrate 35 years...(read more)