Obituary: Jeannine Emelda Lane

November 1, 1932 – October 19, 2024 

Jeaninne Lane. 1932-2024

Jeannine E. Lane, 91, of South Bend, Indiana, and formerly of Williston and Duxbury, Vermont, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in St. Paul’s Retirement Community in South Bend.

Jeannine was born on November 1, 1932 in Richmond, Vermont, to Armand and Yvonne (LaPointe) Lefebvre. On June 26, 1954, she married Robert W. Lane. He passed away on June 22, 2008.

She is survived by her son, David Mark Lane of Santa Barbara, California; son-in-law Devon “Deak” Thornton of Goshen, Indiana; three grandchildren in Indiana, Kenton Thornton of Nappanee, Kathy Spiteri of South Bend, and Kristy Miller of Plymouth. She is also survived by two siblings, Norman Lefebvre and Alice McKeown, and by several nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

She was predeceased by her parents and husband, daughter Diana May Thornton, grandson Dustin McCain Thornton, and four siblings, Florette Mongeon, Nelson Lefebvre, Therese Lesage and Germaine Lefebvre.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. at LaVigne Funeral & Cremation Service, 132 Main St., Winooski. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at St. John Vianney Church in South Burlington with burial to follow in Resurrection Park Cemetery. 

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