Retired history professor Janet TeBrake passes away
Janet (Kahrer) TeBrake, a longtime professor in the History Department, died after a brief illness Dec. 26 at a Bangor hospital. She was 69.
TeBrake earned a Ph.D. in modern Irish and British history at UMaine. And from 1991 until her retirement in 2013, she was a faculty member at the university. TeBrake, formerly of New Castle, Pennsylvania, taught the Western civilization sequence as well as courses in Irish, British, 19th-century European and women’s history. She also was a dedicated undergraduate adviser.
TeBrake is survived by her husband, William TeBrake, professor emeritus. A remembrance and celebration of her life will take place at a later date. Donations in her memory may be made to the Bangor Humane Society, 693 Mt. Hope Ave., Bangor, ME 04401, or the New Castle Public Library, 207 East North St., New Castle, PA 16101. Messages and memories may be shared at kileyandfoley.com.