Mrs. Betty Jane (Simon) Shane, 86

A longtime resident of Coeur d’Alene moved to Spokane in 2004 after the passing of her husband. Mrs. Shane passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013, at the Hospice House of Spokane. Mrs. Betty J. Shane, Nee Simon, a native of Yorkshire, Darke County, Ohio, was born in February 1927 in that city. Raised in Glenwood Springs, Colo., where she met and married her Marine husband, Alfred E. Shane, on Aug. 26, 1944, while he was in a Naval Hospital in Glenwood Springs. After his discharge they returned to his hometown of Lincoln, Placer County, Calif., where they lived for 25 years and raised their son.

In 1970, after Mr. Shane’s medical retirement from the post office, they moved to Coeur d’Alene where they made their home for 34 years. Mrs. Shane was a homemaker and she and her husband compiled 42 genealogical research books (under their own name) on Kootenai County and North Idaho plus were involved with many other projects. Their books are in the Hayden Public Library.

Their son, Michael, predeceased his parents on Sept. 10, 1999, and her husband Alfred on April 8, 2004. Mrs. Shane is survived by her granddaughter, Heather D. (Shane) Murray; grandson-in-law Brian D. Murray; great-grandchildren, Audrey D. Murray and Kellen Michael Murray; and daughter-in-law Cynthia D. Shane; all of Spokane.

At the request of Mrs. Betty J. Shane, no services will be held. She will be inurned in a niche with her husband at Holy Cross Mausoleum in Spokane at a later date. Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d’Alene Chapel, has been entrusted with the care of final arrangements. Please visit Betty’s online memorial and sign her guest book at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.