Jane D. (Ross) Cullen

YORK – Jane D. (Ross) Cullen, 98, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Country Meadows of York – West. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Cullen. Funeral services will be private. Burial will be in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Crownsville, MD. Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth Road, York is in charge of arrangements. Born September 26, 1915 in Brooklyn, NY a daughter of the late John J. and Jenni Ross, she was a graduate of New York University. Prior to having children, Mrs. Cullen worked as a school teacher and later a dedicated stay at home mom. Jane was very involved with the American Field Service, an exchange student program, for a number of years while her children were in school. She was a former member at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Crownsville where she sang in the choir; the Johns Hopkins Club; and volunteered for Meals on Wheels. Mrs. Cullen is survived by a daughter, Jane E. and husband Bryan Marsteller of York, PA; five grandchildren, Jennifer Jacobs and husband Jason, Laura Harrison and husband Steven, Benjamin Harrison, Emily Cullen and Matthew Cullen; five great grandchildren, Nicole Youngman, Samantha Harrison, Leah Harrison, Rosemary Jacobs and Ellis Jacobs; two step great grandchildren, Stephanie and Taylar Harrison; and a step great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Gavin Cullen who passed away at age 51. Memorial contributions may be made to York SPCA, 3159 N. Susquehanna Tr., York, PA 17406 or to York Salvation Army, 50 E. King St., York, PA 17401.