Winifred Elizabeth Lane

1927 - 2019

Winifred Elizabeth Lane
December 28, 1927 - January 29, 2019
Formerly of Middletown, NY
Winifred "Betty" Elizabeth (Bennett) Lane, formerly of Homosassa, FL and Middletown, NY, died Wednesday January 29, 2019 at the Morningside Assisted Living facility in Midlothian, VA. She was 91.
Born December 28, 1927 in Franklin, NJ to Theodore T. and Margaret (Sheldon) Bennett, Betty lived most of her life in Middletown, NY with her late husband Ray "Bud" Lane. She was a working mother and a homemaker extraordinaire, noted and widely appreciated for her excellent cooking and baking, before retiring with her husband to Homosassa.
Betty was patriotically employed at the Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, NJ during World War II. She and Bud married when he returned from his wartime service in Europe. Betty later enjoyed a successful career in popular Middletown retail stores, first as a clerk, and subsequently as the office manager for J.J. Newberry, Woolworths and Flah's Women's Apparel Store.
Betty retired to Homosassa, Florida from Middletown, NY 29 years ago. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Crystal River. Her husband, Ray "Bud" Lane, preceded her in death May 25, 2012. Betty then moved closer to her son, Wayne and his family, in VA.
Mrs. Lane came from a very large family and was preceded in death by her parents and four brothers: Wilbur, Clarence, John, Doug, and two sisters, Cora and Joan.
Survivors include her sister, Patricia of Homosassa; two sons, Wayne (Carol) Lane of Richmond VA and Jerry (Camille) Lane of Briarcliff Manor NY; nine cherished grandchildren: Alyssa, Amanda (John), Danielle, Brittany (Alex), Roxanne (Andrew) and Alexander, and two treasured great-grandchildren, Landon and Fallon.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Alzheimer's Association. The local chapter is https://www.alz.org/flgulfcoast.