Thursday, August 4, 2016

Madelyn Lane

July 24, 1923 - August 4, 2016


Madelyn was born in a farm house near Viola, Iowa on July 24, 1923 and died in Upland California on August 4, 2016 shortly after her 93rd birthday. She was born the first of six children to Joseph N. Miller and Bonita Shaw. Her five siblings were Mary, Velma, Joseph (Joe) A., Kathryn (Katie) and James (Jim). She was raised in Anamosa, Iowa along with her siblings. She married Morris A. Lane on July 26, 1946 and gave birth to a son, Terrance A. Lane. They lived in Anamosa until 1955 when the family moved to Redlands, California. Morris died in 1998 in Redlands. She continued to live in Redlands until 2011, then moved to Upland, California to be close to her son. She was preceded in death by her parents, Morris, her husband of 52 years and her brother James Miller. She is survived by her son Terrance (Terry) of Upland, her grandchildren Terrance E. Lane, Ryan J. Lane, Aimee E. Summers and five great grandchildren. She will be buried along with her husband at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.