Jane Kibler passed away on March 6, 2025 at the age of 92. She was born to Frank and Eva Feagins Benge on February 27, 1933, in What Cheer Iowa. In 1953, Jane married Phillip Kibler and had one child, Dan, born in September 1954. Jane and Phil divorced in 1974. Jane decided to return to school and received her associate’s degree in 1976, Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1977 and moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming for two years working as a counselor. She then moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and received her Master of Science Degree in 1984. She then worked as a psychologist for Douglas County until her retirement in 1998.
After Jane retired, she moved to Springville, Iowa and bought a standup bass and loved attending blue grass music concerts and playing blue grass music.
On March 7, 2020, Jane’s only son, Dan, passed away and she moved to Indianola, Iowa to be closer to family.
Jane is survived by two sisters, Carol (Phil) Crippen, Glorene Claus; brother, Jess (Nancy) Benge; four grandchildren, Lindsey, Tyler (Ashley), Austin and Morgan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Eva Benge; son, Dan Kibler; brother, Richard (Meriel); three sisters, Martha (Richard)Birchmier, Audrey (Larry) Christy; and a brother-in-law, Larry Claus.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Burial will be at the Wesley Chapel South Cemetery in Davis County. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday with the family present to greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. A memorial has been established to her family to be designated at a later date.
