02/26/2026
JJs Antiques will be closed for bereavement of the loss of our wonderful owner Mary Jane 🥺 thank you for your understandings and sorry for any inconveniences.
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Mary Jane Cain, 79 of Auburn, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Parkview DeKalb Hospital in Auburn.
She was born on June 16, 1946, in Auburn to Harold and Joan (Luttman) Johnston.
Mary Jane was a hardworking and devoted woman throughout her life. She owned and operated JJ’s Antiques in Fort Wayne and also worked for several years at DeKalb Memorial Hospital and Betz Nursing Home, both in Auburn. She had a lifelong love for antiques, enjoyed crocheting and caring for her 19 parrots and bowled for many years in leagues in Auburn and Butler. Above all else, Mary Jane cherished time spent with her family, especially her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
On April 10, 1971 she married John Cain, Sr. in Angola. He preceded her in death on February 23, 2015.
Mary Jane is survived by her five children, Joan (Glen) Deetz of Auburn; John “Butch” (Lanna) Cain Jr. of Fort Wayne; Gail (Jim) Denman of Angola; Adam (Kathleen) Cain of Auburn and Joe (Priscilla) Cain of Auburn. She is also survived by 28 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; her sisters and brothers, Elizabeth House of Oregon, Hettie Shetley of Auburn, Colleen Shetley of Auburn, Robert Johnston of Auburn, and David Johnston of Auburn and her sister-in-law, Pat Johnston of Auburn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Cain; her daughter, Tonya Axsom; two grandchildren, Kassidy Cain and Larry “Bean” Griffin Jr.; one great-granddaughter, Kylie Everage; her brothers, Jim Johnston, Richard Johnston, Harold Johnston, Jr. and Donald Johnston and her brothers-in-law, Tom House, Bill Shetley, Sr. and Jack Shetley.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 Center Street in Auburn.
Visitation will be held Friday from 2:00 to 7:00 PM and again on Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Auburn.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mary Jane’s memory to Feller and Clark Funeral Home to assist with funeral expenses.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.fellerandclark.com and on our page at Feller and Clark Funeral Homes.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Feller and Clark Funeral Home in Auburn.
