Jane D. Matheson, 83

Jane D. Matheson died in April of 2025. Born in Winchester, she was the daughter of George H. Matheson of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Ruth M. Matheson (Wellwood) of Stoneham.

Jane earned an A.B. in history and an MA in 1966 and her Ph.D. in history in 1974 from Boston University. She became an adjunct faculty professor at Northeastern University, teaching courses in organized crime, terrorism and criminal justice. As a history buff, she always stressed the importance of what came before. Her interest in British history and its government, as well as the royal family, resulted in a true Anglophile who championed Winston Churchill. Jane was an avid reader of non-academic books as well, and a friend of the Fields Corner Library. She was a member of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, Boston.

Jane also had a career as a consultant and was a grant writer and director for many agencies, including the Metropolitan Police, the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council and the California Council on Criminal Justice, to name a few. She was the Executive Director of the Mass Council of Alcoholism, as well as the Fields Corner Community Development Corp.

Jane is survived by her brother, Thomas Wellwood III, his wife Ruth Ellen Wellwood, and nephew Thomas Wellwood IV, as well as many cousins.

A private interment will be held at Lindenwood Cemetery, Stoneham. Memorial contributions may be made to the MSPCA or to Doberman Rescue Unlimited of Sandown, New Hampshire.