Mary Jane Roth, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister passed away peacefully on January 5, 2021 in New Florence, Missouri.

Mary Jane was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 30, 1938 to Joseph and Mary Novak and was the oldest of eight children. She is survived by her sisters, Eileen (John) Giambalvo and Margie (Bill) Price, her brothers, John Novak and David (Megan) Novak, her children Karen (Chuck) Reinkemeyer, Kevin Bremerkamp, Michelle (Joe) Stumpf, grandchildren, Chas, Aylissa, Traci, Madison, Kaitlin, Pearce, Amelia, Lilliana, Ariel, Michael, Ivan, and great-grandson, Tyler.

Mary Jane was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Michael, her sisters, Janet Ryan and JoAnn Rodenberg and brother, Michael Novak.

Mary Jane will be greatly missed by family, friends and all who knew her. A celebration of her life will be in the spring/summer 2021.

Those we love don’t go away,

they walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard,

but always near,

so loved, so missed,

so very dear.