Jane Marie Todd
Jane Marie Todd, 62, of Hallettsville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at her home in
Vienna, surrounded by her husband, Jerry Wayne Todd, and two adored fur babies.
Jane was a beautiful soul, with a contagious laugh and endless smile.
She was born July 1, 1961, in Waco, to Otto and Evelyn Hoelscher. She was the second youngest of five
children and graduated from Robinson High School in 1979. In 1982, she became a beautiful mother to her daughter, Stephanie, and then to her son, Nathan, in 1983.
Her children were the stars in her eyes, and both of her children adored her equally as much. She raised her two children with a firm hand and a golden heart and worked multiple jobs to give them everything they needed.
In 1992, she met the love of her life, Jerry Wayne Todd. They were married on May 8, 1993, and they settled their blended family in Hallettsville and called Vienna home.
Jane was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. Jane was employed at Hallettsville ISD as a paraprofessional for 22 years, and retired in 2019. During her time at Hallettsville HS, she was a two-time recipient of the Golden Bell Award, which she displayed proudly in her home office.
She opened her arms, and her heart, to so many students who needed help, guidance, or just someone to talk to throughout the day. She took great pride in her position at the school, and considered all of her students as “one of her own”.
Jane enjoyed the small-town life and loved living out in the country even more. Her truest passions
included being with her family, going to the lake, spontaneous fishing trips to the beach, cheering the
loudest at any one of her grandkid’s activities, or enjoying time on the back porch watching her deer with
her 3 fur babies, Bailey Mae, Hercules, and Rosco-Corndog-Pico Train. In her younger years, Jane was
overly excited to get her motorcycle license and travel across the state with her 4-man biker club, the Vienna Slow-Riders.
Jane is survived by her mother, Evelyn Hoelscher of Waco; husband, Jerry Wayne Todd of Hallettsville;
daughter, Stephanie Prihoda, and husband, Patrick of Schulenburg, and grandchildren, Carolyn “CJ”, Van
and Koi Prihoda; son, Nathan Dodd of Hallettsville; step-son, Jeremiah Todd and wife, Melissa of Shiner,
and grandchildren, Preston and Paisley; brother, Richard Hoelscher of Waco; three sisters, Peggy Mattlage and husband, Fred; Patsy Koenig and husband, Michael and Rosemary Clark and husband, Robert, all of Waco; brothers-in-law Pete Todd and wife, Lynn of Waco and Randy Gilpatrick of Hallettsville; sisters-in-law, Georgia Speath and husband, Danny and Zalla Gilpatrick-Jones of Victoria, and multiple nieces nephews, cousins, and friends.
Jane was preceded in death by her father, Otto Hoelscher; sister-in-law, Donna Hoelscher, and In-laws,
Jerry and Charlie Todd and Sunny and Jennie Perkins.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 9 at Sacred Heart Church in Hallettsville, followed by a rosary at
10 a.m. Funeral Mass Memorial service will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Monsignor John Peters and Father Luke Prihoda will officiate.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. A small meal will be provided at the Sacred Heart Family Life Center following services.