Leona Kane

b. 8 February 1918, d. 9 April 2011
  • Leona Kane was born on 8 February 1918 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
  • She married George William Shipston, son of Clark Shipston and Esther Anne Donaby, on 18 January 1941.
  • Leona Kane became a widow at the 25 August 2004 death of her husband George William Shipston.
  • Leona Kane died on 9 April 2011 at age 93 in Lewiston, Niagara County, New York, at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Home.
  • She was interred at Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston, Niagara County, New York.
  • The following appeared on 13 April 2011 in the Niagara Gazette: Leona Kane Shipston passed away, peacefully, April 9, 2011, at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Home in Lewiston, NY. She was born on February 8, 1918 in Niagara Falls, NY. She was the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Eley) Kane.
         Leona attended Holy Rosary and Niagara Falls High School. She married her high school sweetheart, George W. Shipston, on January 18, 1941. He predeceased her on August 24, 2004. Leona worked for Household Finance and then the Tiger Supply Company with George, until they retired in 1980 to travel across America.
         Leona was an avid Scrabble enthusiast, loved reading and was accomplished in the arts of Danish needle painting, ceramics and Faberge Eggs, as well as being a fabulous cook. She especially loved spending time with her family.
         Leona was loved and adored by George for 63 years and her children, David (Sheila Netzer) Shipston, who predeceased her on March 31, 2001, Georgia Lee Davis of San Antonio, TX and JoAnn (Edwin) Kerins of Youngstown, NY. Leona is also survived by her grandchildren, Richard (Lizette) Davis, Timothy (Lorri) Shipston, Wendy Jo (David Louis) Hudler, Laura (Joseph) Whittington, Stephen Davis, Katharine (Kevin) Guthrie, Edwin J. Kerins and James Kerins. Her great-grandchildren are Sadie Mae, Dahlton, Landon, Colton, David, Grant, Chesney Jane, Cole, Sierra Grace, Miriamne and Monique. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Agnes Bourque, Bertha McGee, Florence Reed, Hilda Bale, Frank, Andrew and Thomas Kane. Leona had a generous, nurturing and loving soul that enriched the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, and will be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched.
         
    The family will be present on Friday from 5-9 PM at the Rhoney Funeral Home, 901 Cayuga Street, Lewiston, NY, where funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 AM. Memorials may be made in Leona's name to Our Lady of Peace Activity Fund, 5285 Lewiston, NY 14092. Inurnment in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston, NY.
  • Last Edited: 13 Jun 2015

Family: George William Shipston b. 23 January 1918, d. 25 August 2004