Jane M. Tilden

Jane (Meacham) Tilden, 60, of Manchester, beloved wife of Raymond C. Tilden, Sr, passed away peacefully May 30 at home surrounded by her loving family after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

She was born May 18, 1943, in Hartford, daughter of Kathryn (Bedford) Meacham of Manchester and the late James D. Meacham, Sr.

Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by her children, Lisa Pollock and her husband, George, of Sandy Hook, Raymond C. Tilden, Jr, and his wife, Christine, of Greenland, N.H., and Jane Germond and her husband, Paul, of Manchester; a brother, James D. Meacham, Jr, and his wife, Judi, of Manchester; two sisters, Mary Meacham Johnson and her fiancé, David Marcial, of Columbia, and Margaret Olbrias and her husband, Richard, of Lisbon; her five grandchildren, Sara and Zachary Pollock, Raymond C. III and Jennifer Tilden, and Kathryn Germond. Jane was predeceased by her brother, Gary B. Meacham, Sr.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St James Church, Manchester, on June 3.  Burial followed in East Cemetery, Manchester.

Memorial contributions may be made to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, 500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 14, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

The Newtown Bee        June 13, 2003