Jane Ann (Radford) Workman was born on October 12th, 1946, in Portland, Oregon, to Wilfred and Beatrice Radford (Brandes). She passed away August 3rd, 2021, at Marquis Centennial in Portland, Oregon.
In 1965, Jane married Jack R. Waibel of Sandy, OR and they had three Children: Judd, Janelle and Jason. They were divorced and she remarried Paul J. Workman Jr. II on July 15th, 1980, in Reno Nevada, they had one child: Paul J. Workman Jr. III.
Jane spent most of her childhood in Oregon. In her adult life she lived in Tillamook, Gresham, La Grande and Florida. She went to Sandy Union High School, graduated in 1964 and then studied at Umpqua Community College.
She became a Parole & Probation Officer for Tillamook County Corrections. She spent the remainder of her career living out her life work as a Director of the YWCA in Portland where she continued to help people remediate their lives. She had a passion for people of all walks of life and helped them through life's toughest challenges, she had the ability to really impact people and change lives.
Her interests in life were many and varied: Family was mother's passion, she loved her children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters and all their loved one's dearly. She enjoyed big family meals, holiday gatherings, a good game of cards, cribbage, football or dice and any activity that brought family and friends together. She had time for anyone that needed it and that included her family, you could call mom anytime with any problem and she would help you sort through it and come up with the very best plan. To her Grandchildren she passed on her many gifts; her devotion and love of animals especially her sweet Josie, horses, her faith in God, a thirst for knowledge and her never ending passion for helping people. In her younger days she had a group of friends, and you could find them most of the time: camping, motorcycling and sitting by a fire enjoying the outdoors. She loved to travel, some favorite places included Hawaii, Florida, Wisconsin and anywhere that she could enjoy the beauty of nature, the beach or the mountains were all places she sought to see God's wonder, living her life to the fullest.
Jane is survived by her four children: Judd A. Waibel, Janelle S. Ponczoch, Jason C. Waibel (Amanda) and Paul J. Workman Jr. III (Carrie). Siblings: Patty McFarlane (Stephen), William Radford (Laurie). Grandchildren: Jacob (Judd) Alexander, Matthew, Jason (Hanna) and Jennifer Jane (Janelle) Kaitlin (Cameron), Christopher, Kelsey (Cody), Chase, Bailee Ray (Jason & Amanda) Hallie Bea, Morgan, Reice, Bree (Paul & Carrie) Great Grandchildren: Carson, Waverly, Nixon, and Cohen including many dearly loved nieces and nephews.
Jane was preceded in death by her parents, Wilfred and Beatrice Radford, Paul J. Workman Jr. II (November 24, 2001) and her dearly loved sisters Betty Radford and Debbie Hall (Radford) (Dave Hall)