Jane Pricer

Pricer, Jane Ann (Schlesselman) died of pancreatic cancer on December 26, 2021. Jane leaves many friends and will be remembered for her kindness, bright smile, sweet disposition, positive outlook, great sense of humor, and humanity.  Jane gave the gift of music and an insatiable curiosity to her sons and grandchildren.

Jane was born March 31, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Edmond and Leota Schlesselman, her family moved west and Jane grew up in Fresno, California.  Jane married Robert Pricer in Fresno in 1963, and after living in Michigan and Maine, they eventually moved their family to Madison, Wisconsin in 1977, where the family resided until Jane’s death.  She worked as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher and volunteered for several organizations including Centro Hispano, SERV, and as a docent for the State Historical Museum.  Jane was a member of the First Unitarian Society of Madison.  With her family, Jane lived in New Zealand, France and Portugal, and spent extended periods of time in Mexico, and visited many other countries.  Jane spoke and wrote Spanish beautifully, and had passion for the music, food, culture and people of other countries.

Jane is survived by Bob, her husband of 58 years, two sons, Philip (Maria Para-Zebadua) and Bradley, both of Madison; five grandchildren, Sofia, Andy, Natalie, Griffin, and Dillon, all of Madison; brother Jack Schlesselman (Marilee) of Reedley, CA, sister Marty McDonald of Bloomington, IN; and cousins and nieces and nephews. Jane was preceded in death by her parents.

Due to the surge of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a celebration of Jane’s life will be held at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Audubon Rowe Sanctuary, Gibbon, Nebraska, Agrace Hospice Care, or a charity of your choice.