WINSLOW – Jane Elnora Edwards of Winslow, died on April 28, 2024 in the town of Waterville. She was born in Bellows Falls, Vt. on Sept. 15, 1934, the daughter of Ralph E. and Anne J. Edwards.

Jane grew up in Saxons River, Vt. and Houlton. She attended Bellows Falls (Vt.) High School, and graduated from Gould Academy, Bethel. In 1952. She was a graduate of the University of Maine in 1956, and taught school in Bangor 1956-57. She received a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1958, and a master’s degree in Library Science from the University of Maine at Orono in 1973.

She was married in Bellows Falls, Vt. on Aug. 29, 1959 to Harvard Philip Fowler; they were divorced in Auburn in 1977. She resumed her maiden name in 1982.

For many years Jane lived in Auburn and was a Reference Librarian at the Bates College Library. In 1983 she moved to Winslow and was a Reference Librarian at the Maine State Law and Legislation Reference Library. She retired in 1994.

She is survived by her sons Douglas S. Fowler of Waterville and Paul M. Fowler of Winchendon, Mass.; her grandson, Quinton M. Fowler of York; and her nephews William E. and Edmund E. Edwards and their children in Vermont.

At her request there will be no funeral and no visiting hours. At a later date, to be determined, there will be a private burial service at the village cemetery in Saxons River, Vt.

Those who wish may make a contribution in her memory to the

Sierra Club Maine Chapter

565 Congress St.

Portland, ME 04101