Mauriec E. LANE

LANE, TIBBITS, STAUNER, ALBOLD, HAGEN, KELBER, VISTE, FAUST

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/18/2011 at 18:06:50

Obituary - Maurice E. Lane

Manly - Maurice E. LANE, age 88 of Manly, beloved husband of Betty J., passed away Dec 5, 2001 at the Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, after fighting a long and courageous battle against cancer.

He was surrounded by his wife Betty and loving family as he made his journey to his heavenly home.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 PM on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East Spring Street, Manly.

A funeral service celebrating his life will be held at the Bethel United Methodist Church on Hwy 9 East in Manly on Wednesday December 8, 2004 at 11:00 am with Pastor Robert CUMMINGS officiating. He will be laid to rest next to his son Bill at Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.

The family request that memorials are made to Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City or the Manly Public Library.

M. E. was born in Alden, Iowa on February 29, 1916, the son of Frank and Pauline LANE. He was a 1934 graduate of the Plymouth High School, and graduated from Hamilton Business College in 1938. In 1962, he graduated from the Reish American School of Auctioneering.

He was married to Betty J. TIBBITS on July 6, 1940 in Mason City.

He entered the U.S. Army on May 2, 1944 where he was with the 749th Railway Operating Battalion. He received a bronze star, Philippine Liberation medal and a bronze star for Asiatic Pacific participation.

He was a Charter member of the Manly Lions Club, lifetime member of the American Legion Post No. 110 and the Veteran of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of Rainbow Lodge No. 625 AF&AM and was a former Mayor of Manly.

He worked for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company as a fireman and engineer from l944 until his retirement as an engineer in l976. He served as Local Chairman of Division No. 831 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers from 1966 until his retirement in l976.

His long and treasured gift of life was full. He loved gardening, flowers, vegetables, and sharing his bounty.

He was a faithful member of the Bethel United Methodist Church of Manly and was a great friend and mentor, colleague and neighbor.

He loved children and each niece and nephew and grand child was his favorite. He loved playing with and singing songs to his grandchildren. He loved to dance and he and Betty, his life long love, have danced for 64 years.

Above all, he loved his family most. The family gatherings and homecomings were always special to him. He was over joyed to make the acquaintance of the newest member of the LANE family, Kayla Lane ALBOLD, born October 21, 2004.

His unique and special gifts of laughter and love, his brilliant mind and clever wit and his quest for justice and truth will now sustain us.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory is his wife, Betty LANE, Manly; their children, Sandra LANE STAUNER, Vadnais Heights, MN; Sheryl KELBER and her husband Ron, White Bear Lake, MN; Rene ALBOLD and her husband Tom, Blaine, MN; and Bonnie HAGEN and her husband Mike, Hanlontown; grandchildren, Bradley; Karie and Mike; Ronnie and Shelly; Stacy and Mark; Sue Ann and Daryl; Aaron and Cheryll; Jason and Katie; Ryan and Sarah; Amy, Lindsey, Christopher, and Taylor, brother of Glen LANE, Oak Harbor, WA; Forest LANE, Vero Beach, FL; Dean LANE, El Cajon, CA; sister of Alva VISTE, Adams, MN; and Thora FAUST, Baltimore, MD; and many other relatives and friends.

Waiting to welcome him to his heavenly home are his beloved son Bill, great-granddaughter Chelsea Lane KELBER, his sister Florence LANE HENDRICKSON and his parents Frank & Pauline LANE.

Bride Colonial Chapel: (641) 454-2242 www.colonialchapels.com

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