Viola S. Simons 1917–2018

Viola S. Simons, 1917–2018 (aged 100 years)

Name: Viola S. /Simons/
Given names: Viola S.
Surname: Simons
Married name: Viola S. /Lane/

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	April 29, 1917
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921 (aged 3 years)
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923 (aged 6 years)
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 (aged 11 years)
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (aged 15 years)
33rd President of the United States	Harry S Truman April 12, 1945 (aged 27 years)
34th President of the United States	Dwight D Eisenhower January 20, 1953 (aged 35 years)
35th President of the United States	John F Kennedy January 20, 1961 (aged 43 years)
36th President of the United States	Lyndon B Johnson November 22, 1963 (aged 46 years)
37th President of the United States	Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 (aged 51 years)
38th President of the United States	Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 (aged 57 years)
39th President of the United States	Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 (aged 59 years)
40th President of the United States	Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 (aged 63 years)
Retirement	1982 (aged 64 years) Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA Employer: SCM Corp.
41st President of the United States	George H W Bush January 20, 1989 (aged 71 years)
42nd President of the United States	Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 (aged 75 years)
43rd President of the United States	George W Bush January 20, 2001 (aged 83 years)
44th President of the United States	Barack Obama January 20, 2009 (aged 91 years)
45th President of the United States	Donald Trump January 20, 2017 (aged 99 years)
Residence	2018 (0 after death) Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA Address: 42 East Main Street Dryden, New York
Death	April 10, 2018 (aged 100 years) Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA Address: Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, New York

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Obituary Viola Simons Lane

Viola Simons Lane

April 29, 1917 - April 10, 2018

Viola Simons Lane, 100, of 42 East Main Street, Dryden, New York, died on April 10, 2018, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, New York.

Mrs. Lane was born on April 29, 1917, at Woodhull, New York, the daughter of Edmond H. Simons and Lettie McLean Simons. When she was a small girl her family moved to Dryden where she attended Dryden schools. She loved to play women’s basketball and lettered in the sport. She graduated high school in 1936.

In 1940, she married Thomas O. Lane. They had two sons, Thomas O. Lane II (wife, Debra Lane) of Cape Coral, Florida, and Michael Edmond Lane, of Dryden. She was predeceased by her husband in 1990, and is survived by her sons, five grandchildren and several great grandchildren. She was the last surviving of her parents’ seven children.

In 1982, Mrs. Lane retired from SCM Corp. in Cortland, New York. For some years she wintered in Florida with her companion, Donald Edwards, who also predeceased her, but she dearly loved her home in Dryden, taking care of it (including mowing the lawn at age 99), and caring for Cato, her Maine Coon cat, and Nike her Newfoundland dog. Many years ago she had been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Dryden Fire Department. She was a current member of the Dryden Town Historical Society and a communicant of Holy Cross Church in Dryden.

Mrs. Lane’s family wishes to especially thank nieces, Sandra Manca and Diane Williams, who helped so she could stay at home.

Funeral services will be held at Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main Street, Dryden, New York on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 1 PM with Fr. Daniel Ruiz-Sierra officiating. Friends may call at the Funeral Home on Thursday,April 19th, 2018 from 5 to 7 PM.

Memorial donations in Mrs. Lane’s name are graciously directed to the Dryden Town Historical Society, P.O. Box 69, Dryden, New York 13053; The Southworth Library Association, P.O. Box 45, Dryden, New York 13053; or Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville, New York 13068.