Mrs Mary Jane McKinnon

Mary Jane Robertson, 84, or Winter Park, Florida passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 after a brief illness. She was born on October 13, 1928 in Westerville, Ohio to Joseph Claude Robertson and Jessie Weaver Robertson. On September 25, 1959 she married Dana Wilder McKinnon. He preceded her in death on February 18, 2011. Surviving children are Harry Clay McKinnon (Cynthia), Sanford, FL; and Emma Jane Mills (Anthony), Collerville, TN. Two brothers, Joseph Claude Robertson, D.O. (Anna) and James Richard Robertson, D.D.S. (Ruthana) and a sister Marguerite Robertson Goff (Harry) preceded her in death. She leaves two grandchildren, Morgan Blair Foster, Sanford, FL and Jessica Michelle Mills, Collierville, TN, three nephews and great nephews and nieces. Mary Jane graduated from Westerville High School in Westerville, Ohio. She went on to college and received her B.S. from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. In 1956, she moved to Orlando and worked in the Trust Department of Citizens National Bank where she met her husband Dana. After raising her children, Mary Jane went back to work as the director of Continuing Education for Women with Valencia Community College. In 1980, she was appointed coordinator of Open Campus Centers. In this position she was responsible for credit programs at Martin Marietta and Walt Disney World. She went on to dedicate full time attention to opening the Valencia Community College Center in Osceola County. Her door was always open to students for encouragement and educational advice. Mary Jane and Dana were long time members of St. Alban’s Anglican Cathedral. Mary Jane was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many. She will be sorely missed by all her family, friends and former students. Visitation will be at St. Alban’s Anglican Cathedral on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 10 AM followed by a Requiem Eucharist at 11 AM. Burial will follow at Palm Cemetery in Winter Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to St. Alban’s Anglican Cathedral, 3348 West State Road 426, Oviedo, FL 32765. Arrangements are entrusted to DeGusipe Funeral Home & Crematory, 905 Laurel Avenue, Sanford, Florida 32771. (407) 322-5131.

Mrs Mary Jane McKinnon

October 13, 1928 - December 29, 2012