Lenore was born November 10, 1922 to Pierce and Anna Waltz in Ipswich, SD. She went to school in Nebraska and graduated from William Jewell College, Liberty, MO in 1945. In 1948 she married Otis Wade and they had three children. Otis preceded her in death in 1995. Lenore was a member of Linden Baptist Church, Gladstone, MO. She loved being with her family, visiting with friends, bright sunny days and going to the park. She could never say she was not loved.
Survivors include 3 children, Thomas Wade and his wife, Lois of Vancouver, WA, James Wade of Gravois Mills, MO, and Sally Wade, Venice, CA; 5 grandchildren, Andy Wade, Ryan Wade, Mary Hughett, Amie Wade and Kristy Wilson; and 6 great grandchildren.