Jane Brown Leidal died in her residence on Kailua-Kona on Oct. 4. She was 71.

She was born in New York city on Dec. 25, 1937, the daughter of Francis Gordon Brown and Natalie Ponvert Brown. Jane spent summers on the Vineyard in her youth; she loved the Island and came back many times in her adult years. She attended the Ethel Walker School and Bennett College.

She worked at Littleton Manor Nursing home and volunteered helping mentally handicapped children while residing in Colorado.

She is survived by her husband Andy Leidal; children: Tom Flynn and his wife Lisa, Christopher Flynn and his wife Tiffany, and Cyndi Hollister and her husband Brian; grandchildren L. Tyler Gattoni, Brittany Flynn and Chase Flynn; and step-children Eric Leidal and Mark Leidal and his wife Christy.

A private memorial service was held on Kona on Nov. 7.