Jane H Hamblet

Jane Holland Hamblet, Age 84, formerly a resident of Waldport, Oregon, died in Lincoln City, Oregon on February 18, 2022. She died in the protection of her loving caregivers, especially Krystyna Graves and Lysa, of Coastal Care in Lincoln City. She was born July 19,1937 to Nelson Rieber Holland and Ida Lauer (May) Holland in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Susquehanna River. She graduated from Susquenita High School in Duncannon. Following additional education, Jane moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in the early 1960's to work at the Social Security Administration Headquarters, in downtown Baltimore. After marrying James (Jim) Hamblet, Jane and her husband, were transferred to Guadalajara, Mexico, where James continued to work for the SSA. While in Mexico, Jane worked with disabled American veterans who had moved to Mexico. The veterans had established a community in Guadalajara, finding it an affordable place to live with their injuries and disabilities. It was in Mexico that Jane gained her flair and love for Mexican Culture, including friends, food and music. She learned to play the Spanish guitar. Returning to the United States, Jane and Jim settled back into life in Baltimore, for a few years, before Jim retired and returned to his home state of Oregon. They found a house in the Bayshore Community along the Oregon Coast. Jim became the volunteer Road Commissioner of Bayshore, and Jane volunteered with both the Waldport Public Library and the SPCA. She did love her cats, Rainy and Misty, who were named after the prevalent coastal climate. She was active in the Bayshore Beach Club Community organization, and they had many friends in the area. For many years she led very popular community Line Dancing classes in Waldport. It was here in Waldport that her fondness of Mexican and American Country Music hit its highpoint. Both Jim and Jane loved their life at the Oregon Coast and lived out their final wishes to die there. Jane was preceded in death by her husband, James Darwin Hamblet, her brother, Larry Holland, and her stepson Matthew Lewis Hamblet. She is survived by her nephew, Russell Holland of Bernie, MO, and her niece Sallie Ferringer of Vineland, NJ. She is also survived by her step-son William Randall Hamblet, his wife Susan, step-daughter Susan Harper Hamblet and two much loved step-grandchildren Elizabeth Lee Hamblet and William Franklin Hamblet, all of Virginia. Memorial services will be held in the near future in Lincoln City and in Waldport. She will be interred alongside her husband, Jim, at the Willamette National Veterans Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. That service will be private. All are welcome at the services on The Coast. Donations may be made in her memory to the Waldport Public Library, Samaritan Hospice, the Lincoln County SPCA, or the Waldport Public School System.

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Jane H Hamblet

July 19, 1937 - February 18, 2022