Jane Louise (Diehl) Croker
Marriages
Joe Croker - 1970
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 11B - March 5, 2023
Jane Louise (Diehl) Croker,
age 75, of Grand Junction,
CO passed away peacefully
in her home on Wednesday,
February 15, 2023.
Jane was born on January
25, 1948 in Morrison, IL to
John K. Diehl and Elizabeth G. Diehl. Her early years
were spent in Oak Forrest, IL enjoying summers at
Silver Lake, WI with her family and cousins.
Jane attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA
where she met her husband and earned a Bachelor of
Arts Degree in Sociology. She was a cheerleader in
high school and college and a member of Kappa Theta
Sorority at Cornell.
She married her husband, Joe in 1970 and relocated
to Pensacola, FL, Corpus Christi, TX, Patuxent River,
MD, and Jacksonville, FL over the next 5 years as a
result of his military service in the Navy.
Jane began her teaching career in elementary and
pre-school education in Champaign-Urbana, IL and
continued in Aurora, CO and Grand Junction, CO for
20 years.
Jane was a wonderful and devoted wife, mother,
grandmother, and friend.
She is survived by her husband Joe; son, Adam;
grandchildren, Kaia and Kade; all of Grand Junction;
brother, Tom Diehl of Palm Harbor, FL; niece, Amy
Wilhelmy of Lakewood, OH; and nephew, Michael
Diehl of Grand Junction.
A private family service will take place at a later
date this spring. In lieu of flowers, please consider a
donation in honor of Jane to HopeWest Hospice at www.
hopewestco.org.
