Nancy Jane Ferris, nee Stanton, was born August 19, 1948 in East St. Louis, Ill. She passed away December 22, 2024 at Jacob’s House Nursing Home in Willard, Mo., at the age of 76.
She attended Holy Angels School, and later graduated from East Side High School in East St. Louis, Ill. She worked for 35 years in the accounting department at National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo.
After retirement in 2011, Jane moved to be near her family in Springfield, Mo., then a few years later, moved to O’Fallon to spend time with other family members. She enjoyed playing bingo at the Shiloh Eagles. In 2023, she settled back in the Springfield area.
Jane was preceded in death by her former husband Joseph Ferris; her husband Joseph Dondelinger; and parents Nancy, nee Cook, Delaney and Thomas Delaney.
Jane is survived by siblings Fred (Sharon) Delaney of Ga., Dan (Cheryl) Stanton of Belleville, Bob (Cindy) Delaney of Colo., and Marianne (Dennis) Reeves of O’Fallon; daughter Molly Jane Prestien of Brookline, Mo. and her children Kaylee, Kersten, and Kyan Prestien, and Mason Rippee; and daughter Jade Dondelinger of Colorado Springs and her children Casey, Logan, and Mara Dondelinger; and great-grandchildren Henry, Lilia, and Howell.
Private services will be held. She will be laid to rest at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., alongside her husband Joseph Dondelinger. Online condolences may be shared at www.wfh-ofallon.com.
Family assisted by H.H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home of Springfield, Mo.; and Wolfersberger Funeral Home of O’Fallon, Ill.
