Jane Lewellyn (Burkett) Shuttleworth

Jane Lewellyn (Burkett) Shuttleworth, 101, of West Kittanning, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at Concordia Personal Care Home in Cabot.  She was born April 19, 1924, in Hawthorn, Pa., to the late James R. and Rae Llewellyn (Jenkins) Burkett.  Jane was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kittanning, and read her Bible and devotions daily. Before getting married and starting a family, she worked as a secretary for the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Company. One of her important jobs there was managing the coal company employees' war time food rationing booklets during World War II.  She enjoyed baking, knitting, word puzzle books, watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, as well as a couple of her favorite daytime soaps.

Jane is survived by her daughter, Linda (Dennis) Miller, of Kittanning; sons, Harry (Donna) Shuttleworth, of Kittanning, and John (Kim) Shuttleworth, of Ashburn, Va. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Nathan (Mindy) Shuttleworth, Hillary (Bill) Brown, Jessica (Matt) Smith, Emily (Reilly) Koch and lan Shuttleworth; sister, Marjorie Bechert; and 13 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Shuttleworth, whom she married on Aug. 6, 1945 and passed away May 4, 1985; sisters, Mildred Schell and Betty Pearson; brother, James Burkett; son-in-law, Douglas Powell; and grandson, Joshua Powell.

Services for Jane are private and under the care of the Snyder-Crissman Funeral Home in Kittanning.  Burial will be in Lawn Haven Burial Estates in Worthington.  The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Concordia for their wonderful care to Jane over the past two weeks.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, Pa.

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