Connie Lee Lane

A Memorial Service for Connie L. Lane will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Nebraska with Pastor Jean Clayton officiating. A time of gathering will follow the service until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the Moses Hill Cemetery in rural Holdrege.

Connie Lee (Nelson) Lane, 78 years of age, of Holdrege, peacefully passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. She was born on October 15, 1944, in Kearney, Nebraska, the second of four children born to Lawrence Weldon and Edith Mae (Pettett) Nelson of Loomis, Nebraska. She grew up attending Westmark Church in rural Loomis and was raised on the farm where she enjoyed 4-H and farming. Connie received her education from R-3 rural school in Phelps County and later, Loomis High School, graduating with the class of 1962. She then pursued higher education from Kearney State College and Omaha Secretary School.

February of 1966 in Tampa, Florida, Connie was united in marriage to Bill Lane of Springfield, Missouri, and the couple was blessed with two sons: Jeffery Scott and Michael Todd. Connie worked as a receptionist and dental assistant for Dr. Ed Kavaugh, in Kansas City for 12 years. Connie returned to the family farm in 1977 where she was again active in 4-H, local bowling leagues, and enjoyed her time at the lake with family and friends. She supported her son's sports activities and continued to farm while working at Palmer Brothers Granite Company and later for Dana F. Cole CPA firm from 2001 until her retirement in 2007.

Connie enjoyed fishing, golfing, and bowling, as well as her travels, and supporting her local community.

Connie was preceded in death by her son, Mike (2007); father, Lawrence (2011); mother, Edie (2001); nephew, Kent Longfellow (1967); and two brothers-in-law, Stan Longfellow (2019); and Dan Johansen (1998).

Connie is survived by her son, Jeff Lane and his wife, Casi and their two children, Riley and Cole Lane of Tulsa, Oklahoma; two sisters: Gay Longfellow of Kearney, Nebraska; and Carol Johansen of Ord, Nebraska; her brother, Dennis Nelson of Holdrege; as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A memorial has been established in Connie's honor and kindly suggested to the Phelps County Senior Center or Holdrege Memorial Homes.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.