Jane E. Brooks

Jane E. Brooks, 55, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at Riverview Health.  She was born on February 5, 1962 to Gilbert and Margaret (Casteel) Bloom in Iowa City, Iowa.
Jane worked as a major gift officer for the alumni department of Ball State and DePaw Universities. She loved quilting, baking, swimming, tanning, and the beach.  Jane loved to shop and was very generous, spoiling everyone in her life.  She was a Vera Bradley enthusiast who also loved old movies and TV shows.  Jane had a love for music and played the clarinet.  In 1991, she renewed a friendship with a classmate and fellow choral member from Muncie Northside High School who became the love of her life, her husband of 26 years, Kenneth David Brooks. Jane's greatest joy in life was spending time with her family.
She is survived by her son, Andrew (Tasha) Shaw; daughter, Katie Brooks; father, Dr. Gilbert L. Bloom; four grandchildren, Ethan L. Shaw, Ella H. Shaw, Sophia M. Cornelius, and Harper L. Cornelius; and her father- and mother-in-law, David & Suzanne Brooks.
Jane was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kenneth David Brooks on September 13, 2017; mother, Margaret Bloom; sister, Leigh Bloom; and her grandparents, John & Audline Casteel and Helen & Herbert Bloom.
Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road in Noblesville, with visitation from 1:00 pm to the time of service.  Pastor Sherrie Drake will officiate.  Burial will be at Elm Ridge Memorial Park in Muncie at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Gilbert L. Bloom Theatre Scholarship (#8364), c/o Ball State University Foundation, 2800 W. Bethel Avenue, Muncie, IN 47304; or Ovar'coming Together, 2625 N. Meridian Street, Suite 108, Indianapolis, IN 46208; or The Gilbert L. and Margaret Casteel Bloom Endowed Scholarship, c/o The College of Wooster Office of Development & Alumni Engagement, 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691.