MOUNT CARROLL – Dorothy “Jane” Chaffee, 88, formerly of Milledgeville, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at The Good Samaritan Society in Mount Carroll.

Jane was born March 20, 1924, in DeKalb, the daughter of Lloyd and Margerie (McDole) Shaffer. Jane attended Milledgeville High School and graduated with the class of 1942. She married Max Chaffee on Feb. 24, 1946. Max died on June 26, 2002.         

Jane and Max owned Chaffee’s Café in Milledgeville for many years. Jane also worked as a CNA at numerous nursing homes and Morrison Hospital. She was a member of Dutchtown Church of the Brethren in Milledgeville. Most of all, Jane loved spending time with her family and friends.