Jane M. Fike, 87, of Tyrone, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the VA Medical Center, Altoona.
She was born on Feb. 1, 1933, in Smithville, daughter of the late Percy M. and Hilda G. (Witters) Mertiff.
Surviving are a son, Douglas Mertiff of Tyrone; a grandson, Dustin (Emily) Mertiff of Beaver; two great-grandchildren: Addisyn and Graham Mertiff; a sister, Carol (Mike) Irvin of Warminster; and a special caretaker, Patrick McElwain of Tyrone.
She was preceded in death by two sisters: Pearl Walk and Phylliss D. Hand; and a brother, Robert P. Mertiff.
Jane was a 1951 graduate of Juniata Valley High School, and she served in the Women’s Army Corps (WACS) during the Korean era. She retired from Big Yank Corp., and she had previously worked at Murata Erie and Petersburg Transformer Plant.
A private inurnment will be held at the convenience of the family at Birmingham Cemetery. Arrangements are by Derman Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone.
Online condolences may be offered at thedailyherald.net.
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