WAUKESHA - Jane Gygax, age 81, of Waukesha and Yuma, Ariz., died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital.

She was born in Waukesha to William and Sadie (nee Anderson) Hughes on July 29, 1919. Jane grew up in Wales and married Fred Gygax at Jerusalem Presbyterian Church on Feb. 21, 1942. Jane and Fred operated a dairy farm in the town of Waukesha until 1959 and then switched the operation to strawberries, apples, sweet corn, asparagus, melons and other produce. They retired in 1983.

Jane served on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. She was a member of the Ina J. Reid Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and the Welsh Women’s Club. She was a former member of the Farm Bureau and the choirs at Jerusalem Presbyterian Church, The First Baptist Church and the Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ.

She will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 58 years, Frederick M. Gygax and their children, Sally (Doug) Soderberg of New Berlin and Glen Gygax of Greenfield; four grandchildren: Scott Gygax of Appleton; Cynthia Gygax (fiance Scott Powers) of Appleton, Tim (Kim) Bewer-Wroblewski of London, England, Amy (Jim) Zdeb of Pewaukee; her brother Henry Hughes of Oconomowoc; 14 nieces and nephews; grandnieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Randle-Dable Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Ave. A second visitation will be held after 11 a.m. until the noon funeral service at the funeral home Friday, Dec. 8. Entombment will follow the services at Prairie Home Cemetery.

Memorials are appreciated to The Welsh Women’s Trust Fund, c/o Marilyn Schrader, 2757 N. Frederick Ave., Milwaukee WI 53211-3632 or to HAWS.

The Randle-Dable Funeral Home, 547-4035, is serving the family.

(Freeman - Dec. 7, 2000)