Orlane Eloise Huey
HUEY, WHITE, STUARY, BLY, KESSELRING, ABURTO, WAWRA, CHEN, CATLETT-KING, GILLETTE, BROTHERSEN, DIVOKY, GEERS, WATTS, HOWARD
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 3/4/2020 at 15:45:08
Orlane Eloise Huey, 86, of North Liberty, died on February 28, 2020 at Solon Care Center surrounded by family.
A Memorial Service will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 10 at Solon United Methodist Church with Pastor Ken Ferguson officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7:00 pm on Monday, March 9 also at Solon UMC. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
Orlane was born August 23, 1933 in Iowa City, daughter of Harold and Maxine (Stuart) White. She was raised in West Branch on a farm. On August 19, 1951, Orlane married Gaylen Huey at the West Branch United Methodist Church. They had four children: Brenda, Alan, Jean, and Virginia. Gaylen died on October 24, 2009.
Orlane retired as the officer coordinator at UIHC Housekeeping in 1995. She was a member of the Solon United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Christian Women’s Club in Iowa City.
She loved traveling, camping and going out to eat with family and friends. Orlane was an excellent seamstress and made many clothes for the family; including all her daughter’s wedding dresses. She also passed on her love of cooking and baking. She so enjoyed hosting family and friends in the family home. No one ever left hungry.
Her favorite pastime was attending any and all events her children’s and then grandchildren’s activities she could. She was so proud of all of them and had a special relationship with each one. Orlane was known as Grandma Huey to so many youths. Her kindness and compassion for caring impacted everyone she met.
Orlane is survived by her four children; daughter Brenda Bly of Toledo, IA and her children Kellie (Becky) Kesselring, Tina (Jorge) Aburto, Jessica (Christopher) Wawra, and Jamie (Lih) Chen; son Alan (Janelle) Huey of Falls Church, VA and their children Nathan (Erin Jensen) Huey, Peter (Laurel Catlett-King) Huey, Lizabeth (Peter Gillette) Huey, and Megan Huey; daughter Jean (Darrel) Brothersen of Tipton, IA and their children Josh (Michelle) Divoky, Joe (Tommy Hershberger) Divoky, Jon Divoky, AJ Brothersen, and Jessica Brothersen; daughter Virginia (David) Geers of Tipton, IA and their children Kurtis Watts, Sam Watts, and Jenna Watts; 16 great-grandchildren, Elyse, Anna, Emily, Carter, Riley, Jack, Max, Shelbi, Sue, Maddox, Zavier, Mina, Ozzy, Hans, Sydney, and Olivia; and two great-great-grandchildren, Axel and Avalyn. She is also survived by numerous extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Gaylen Huey, parents Harold and Maxine White, sister and brother-in-law Vivian (Keith) Howard, and son-in-law Mike Divoky.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the amazing staff at Solon Retirement Village and Iowa City Hospice. We are forever grateful for all they have done.
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