Jane (Welty) Mastin

Jane Gertrude Mastin, (74), of Watkins Glen and formerly of Corning, Reading Center, and Camillus, NY, died December 31, 2010, at Strong Memorial Hospital from kidney failure and stroke complications after surgery for an aortic aneurism. Jane was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and sister whose hobbies were painting, creating jewelry, reading, and puzzles. She especially enjoyed her friends at the Silver Spoon Café at Schuyler County’s Office for the Aging. Jane was born March 12, 1936 in Corning, NY, the daughter of the late Merton J. and Mildred J. (Waugh) Welty. She studied art education at SUNY Buffalo and nursing at Corning Community College. She held various jobs including church organist for 42 years, art teacher with the Corning-Painted Post School District, registered nurse at Corning and Schuyler Hospitals, and water safety instructor. She also taught art classes in her home. She had been a Den Mother with the Boy Scouts of America. She was a certified tole painter; a member of the Meridian Baptist Church, Meridian, NY; a Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star; and a Royal Matron with the Syracuse Court, Order of the Amaranth. She is predeceased by her husband, Richard E. Mastin, daughter Ann Jennet (Rutledge) Dodge, and brother Richard Welty. Survivors include sons Brian (Linda Grace) Rutledge of Sykesville, MD, and George (Pam) Rutledge of Reading Center, NY; daughter Donna (Jeff) Keegan of Corning; son-in-law, Daniel Dodge of Binghamton; step-daughters Bethany (James) Feuerstein of Geneseo, Deborah (Fred) Johnson of Virginia, Lynette (Peter) Reeb of Henrietta, and Michelle (Earl) Harris of North Carolina; and brother Paul Welty in Sacramento; grandchildren Elizabeth and Heather Grace-Rutledge, Andrew and Alan Keegan, Shawn and Bethany Rutledge; 14 step grandchildren; 2 step great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services were held in Montour Falls, NY. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Warners, NY. At Jane’s request, her husband’s cremated remains will be buried with her. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Schuyler County Office for the Aging, 323 Owego Street, Unit 7, Montour Falls, NY 14865 or Shriner’s Hospital, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104.