Marybell Alice Lane

Marybell Alice Lane was born at the end of World War I, was a child of the Great Depression, a World War II bride, and the proud mother of a War Baby and a Baby Boomer. She was a woman who lived through and reflected a century of great change in America and was a shining example of what is now referred to as the Greatest Generation.

Along with her 5 brothers and 1 sister, she was raised on the Great Plains of Nebraska. Although they were poor in a financial sense, the seven kids spent many happy days running and playing between their parents' house and their grandparents' house, who everyone affectionately called Ma and Pa.

As young adults, one of their favorite things to do was jump in someone's old jalopy and drive to nearby towns to dance to the strains of the Big Bands of the time. Marybell's favorite song always remained Glenn Miller's "String of Pearls."

Marybell's husband Wilford served proudly in the Army during World War II, while her 5 brothers fulfilled their patriotic duty in various arms of the service. Marybell also worked in a defense plant in San Diego while she was waiting for her husband to come home from the war.

After the war, Marybell and Wilford eventually settled in Aurora, Colorado, where she became the quintessential 50s homemaker. She had a knack for decorating, and she turned a simple house into a beautiful and warm home for her family, and she turned cooking into an art form. She also took great delight in sneaking up behind people and scaring the living daylights out of them, as well as playing various tricks on unsuspecting visitors.

Marybell is preceded in death by her husband, Wilford. She is survived by one brother, two children, three grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and many nieces and nephews.

She will be laid to rest in a family cemetery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.


Marybell Alice Lane-----"Her love knew no bounds."