SERVICES:

A celebration of life gathering of friends and family for Jane Marie (Christensen) Alcumbrac, 71, of Thousand Palms, California and formerly of the Northboro area, will be held on Saturday, December 10th, from 1pm-4pm

Location: 75561 Conchita Rd., Thousand Palms, CA, 92276

For lodging, the family  recommends the Best Western Plus Desert View Inn and Suites in Cathedral City. It is a straight shot just 2 miles from the house.

A celebration of life gathering of friends and family for Jane Marie (Christensen) Alcumbrac, 71, of Thousand Palms, California and formerly of the Northboro area, will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 12:00 (Noon) until 2:30 pm at the May Center at the Shenandoah High School.  Lunch will be served at noon and everyone is invited to join the family.  Private inurnment will take place in the Locust Grove Cemetery.  Memorials in Jane's name are being directed to People For Paws or to the local Food Pantry of the donor's choice.

OBITUARY:

Jane Marie (Christensen) Alcumbrac, daughter of Ralph Wesley and Beth Elaine (McQueen) Christensen, was born on February 2, 1951, at Hand Hospital in Shenandoah, Iowa. She entered into eternal rest on Thursday, September 29, 2022, in Rancho Mirage, California, at the age of 71 years, 7 months, 27 days.

Her early life was spent growing up in the rural Northboro, Iowa, area where she developed a love of animals and enjoyed riding horses growing up on the farm. Jane attended the Northboro Community elementary school through sixth grade. She then attended Junior high and high school in Shenandoah, Iowa, graduating from Shenandoah High School with the Class of 1969. Following graduation, Jane attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville for one year.

On December 14, 1991, Jane was united in marriage to Robert Alcumbrac in Des Moines, Iowa. For 13 years, Jane worked as a legal assistant to Verne Lawyer in Des Moines from 1980 through 1993. She and Robert moved to Thousand Palms, California, where she worked as a self-employed tax specialist and was a realtor for Bennion DeVille Realty in Palm Springs, California from 2007 through 2019.

While in California, Jane was Chairwoman of the Palm Springs Cemetery District and served on various real estate committees. Always an animal lover, she became a big advocate of rescuing dogs and did what she could to make their lives better. She also loved to cook and was always trying new recipes, using ingredients from scratch. Loving to fly, Jane became a licensed airplane pilot.

Preceding Jane in death were her parents, Wesley and Beth Christensen. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of over 30 years, Robert Alcumbrac of Thousand Palms, CA; sister, Janice Garcia and husband Rene of Essex, IA; brother, Jan Christensen and wife Ellen of Shenandoah, IA; stepdaughter, Kieran Alcumbrac of San Jose, CA; three nieces, Holly Bunney and husband Ben of Gilbert, AZ, Cameron Nichols and husband Jake of Albany, MO, and Emma Lance and husband Brian of Maryville, MO; granddaughter, Cassiopeia Butler Franklin of San Jose, CA; two great nieces, Alexandria Williams of Gilbert, AZ and Ava Lance of Maryville, MO; great nephew, Michael Williams of Mesa, AZ; other relatives; and many friends.