Patti was born December 17, 1954, in Omaha, NE to Thomas and Alice Furey. She attended Notre Dame Academy and Bryan School of Nursing. Where she received her degree. She married Jon Lane on June 21, 1980. She was a Registered Nurse for 34 years at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, in Nephrology and Urology.
Patti was an animal lover who always had a menagerie in her care with her favorite being horses. She was a lifelong horseman who passed her talent and love of riding on to her daughter and grand-daughter. She enjoyed friendships throughout the horse community. If Patti wasn’t enjoying the outdoors when camping she could be found “junking” and on the hunt for vintage items. Those who received her handpicked vintage hankies or valentines knew it was specially picked by Patti for them.
Patti was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. She was loved, is missed and will be cherished.
Survived by: her husband, Jon of Lincoln; daughter Danielle (Lane) Spatz and Dylan of Prague, NE, grandchildren MacKennah Spatz; mother; Alice Furey of Omaha; sister Lorraine (Furey) Kolasinski and Charles of Omaha, brother; Richard Hawkes and Janice of Arizona, many greatly loved nieces, great-nieces, and nephews, great-nephews, and dear friends.
Preceding her in death by her father, Thomas Furey and Mother-law Charlie Lane
Memorial Service will be held on Friday, December 13, 2019 at 3:00 pm, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 South 14th Street, Lincoln, NE. lincolnfh.com. Memorials made be made to Still Waters Equestrian Academy. Burial and reception to follow the service.
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