Jane Louise Osterhout PEABODY 

September 19, 1932 - October 6, 2001 Jane Peabody -- a loving, 
generous, exuber ant, and beautiful mother, grandmother, aunt, sister 
and dear friend, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2001. She was 
born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She went to Roosevelt High 
School, graduating in 1950, a proud Silver Spur member. She attended 
the University of Washington, where she was a member of the Kappa 
Alpha Theta sorority graduating with a BA in Communications. In 
1956, Jane obtained her teaching certificate from the University of 
Pacific in Stockton, CA. She then went on to teach school in Cali fornia 
and then at Bryant Elementary in the Seattle Public Schools. In 1985, 
she returned to school at Seattle University where she ob tained her 
Alcohol Studies Degree and Drug and Alcohol Counseling license. She 
was a camper and a counselor at Camp Four Winds*Westward Ho on 
Orcas Island, WA., a member of the Women's University Club, The 
Washington Athletic Club, and a lifelong member of Plymouth 
Congregation al Church. She enjoyed swimming in the Northwest 
outdoor water year-round, run ning, gardening, sitting around the 
campfire singing and eatting oysters, and downhill skiing. Jane left a 
grand legacy in the community. She is remembered for her high energy, 
fun and laughter--her selflessness, uncondition al love and for her 
commitment to helping others. Since 1986 she worked as a Drug and 
Alcohol Counselor for the King County North Rehabilitation Facility, 
where she coun seled residents and their families into sober and 
productive lives. She has pioneered, in tegrated and promoted many 
individual and family support programs within the King County 
Correctional System, including: vo cation and job projects, weekend 
family visi tation rights, Alanon, and transitional hous ing projects, 
specifically The Oxford House. She carried the message to a lot of 
people, tirelessly. Preceded in death by her mother, Mary L. 
Armstrong, 2000, father, Glen B. Osterhout, 1947, and her stepfather, 
Dr. Victor Arm strong, M.D., 1966. Survived by her loving daughters, 
Victoria Peabody Hansen, Mer cer Island, WA. and Mary Jane 
Peabody, Port Townsend, WA. and their father, Gerald A. Peabody, 
Sr.; brother, Glen Oste rhout, Seattle, WA.; son-in-law, Douglas 
Hansen, Sr., and three grandchildren, Made line, Douglas, Jr., and 
Helen Hansen; niece, Kim Crane and nephew, Glen Osterhout. A 
Celebration of her Life will be held on Sat urday, October 13, at 1 p.m. 
at the Plymouth Congregational Church, located at 6th and University in 
downtown Seattle. We invite all friends of Jane to participate. If you so 
desire, contributions can be made in Jane's honor to The Oxford 
House, a tran sitional housing project throughout King County for newly 
sober individuals. Donations payable to "The Oxford Houses of 
Washington" in honor of Jane Peabody. Oxford Houses of Washington 
4134 S.W. Frontenac Seattle, WA. 98136 

Oct 12, 2001
Seattle Times