Jane Newhagen ’64

Jane Newhagen ’64, of Silver Spring, Md., formerly of Key West, Fla.; Jan. 20, of ALS. She taught elementary school at Palmer River Elementary School in Rehoboth, Mass., and at the International School of Paris in Paris, France. She was the author of three historical novels set in Key West, where she lived for 20 years: Sand Dollar, Pieces of Eight, and Chambered Nautilus. She is a coauthor of After Life, Images from the Key West Cemetery, and a contributor to the Key West Writers Guild anthologies. She served as archivist of the Key West City Cemetery for 14 years, creating the Cemetery Strolls that tell stories from Key West history and help fund cemetery restoration by the Historic Florida Keys Foundation. She served as archivist of the Key West City Cemetery from 2004 to 2018. She is survived by a daughter; son John ’89, ’01 PhD; and a brother.