The obituary, shown below, was copied from
http://www.chestercounty.com/2020/04/21/306961/obituaries-for-week-of-april-20
(it may or may not still be available there)
Jane Hannum Buffum
Jane Hannum Buffum, of Mendenhall, Pa., passed away unexpectedly on April 13. She was 72. She was a food writer for the Chester County Press, the Kennett Paper, and the Daily Local News, and was a former hostess of the Culinary Corner for WCHE 1520 AM.
A 1965 graduate of Kennett High School, she attended Wilson College, The National Autonomous University of Mexico, and received her degree as the very first woman to graduate from Widener University (PMC Colleges).
“Jane was a wonderful and bigger-than-life person,” said Randall Lieberman, the publisher of the Chester County Press. “She will be remembered fondly for all she did in her community.”
Buffum served as chairwoman of the Mushroom Festival Amateur Mushroom Cook-Off for many years. She was a member of Philadelphia Woman’s Culinary Guild, a founding sponsor for the Brandywine Valley SPCA Forget Me Not Gala, and she was most fond of her work with the Kennett Library at Bayard Taylor Commons as a member of the special events committee.
“Jane was such a character and a wonderful member of the Committee,” said Wendy Lee Walker, who served on the Kennett Library Home and Garden Tour committee with Buffum.
Jane is survived by beloved son Robert Stephan Buffum II (Amber), granddaughters Jesse, Isabella, Sabrina, and Ariel, and grandsons Oliver, Adrian, and Sebastian.
Additionally, she is survived by her sister Sara Meadows (David) of East Marlborough Township, a brother Tom Hannum (Holly) of North East, Md., six nieces and nephews and their children.
A gathering in her memory is planned for a future date.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to Kennett Area Community Service in her memory is requested. Condolences may be sent to R Buffum at P.O. Box 111 Mendenhall, PA 19357.