Obituary of Philip D. Lane

Philip "Lupo" D. Lane, was born February 17, 1917, in Rex 5, a coal mining community near Albia. His parents were George F. and Selma (Anderson) Lane. Phil moved to the Newton area when he was 10 years old and has been a resident of Jasper County ever since. Phil graduated from Newton High School in 1935. He married Marjorie Mae Hitchler on January 19, 1941 at the home of her Aunt Fern Coffman in Newton. He worked on a Maytag Farm north of Newton for 3 years then moved to Metz where he farmed until retirement in 1982. He then was an insurance adjuster for Jasper Mutual Insurance for several years and also worked for the Jasper County Board of Health. Phil was a member of the Metz Community Church, Sugar Grove Grange and past board member of the Jasper County Farm Bureau. Phil was Clerk of the Sugar Grove Cemetery Association and Mound Prairie Township for many years. Phil liked to make others smile and laugh and loved a good joke. Phil's hobby was fishing and often went to Canada or Minnesota. He built his own pond and spent many hours fishing there. Spring meant mushroom hunting and he eagerly looked forward to that each year. He loved planting and harvest time. Phil passed away September 4 in the Monarch Wing of the Skiff Memorial Hospital. He was 92 years old. Those left to celebrate his life are his wife, Marjorie; two daughters: Barbara Hug of Metz, her children, Cory Hug of Clive, and Julie (Steve) Chasse` of Des Moines, and their children, Jack, William, and Luke; Marvelyn (John) Adams of Metz, and their children, John (Shawna) Adams and their child Amanda of Overland Park, KS, Jennifer Adams of Washington DC., and Mike (Kyra) Adams of Newton, and children, Seth, Cadence and Aliya. One son, D. Dean (Joy) Lane of Metz, and children Erik Lane of Brooklyn, NY, Richard Lane of Ames, and Katherine Lane of Tallahassee, FL. One brother, Donald Lane of Altoona. Preceding Phil in death were his parents, four brothers, Kenneth, Edward "Ted", Paul, and Leo, one grand-daughter, Mandy Adams and one great-grand-daughter, Sophia Chasse`.