Lane, Hazel (Baker) 1896-1962

Hazel Lane
Aug. 29, 1896-April 21, 1962

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Michigan), Monday, April 23, 1962, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Hazel Lane, 54,[sic] of 619 Sycamore St., was found dead in her home Saturday afternoon by Niles by Niles police after friends reported that she did not answer the door.

Officers said she was dead for about 12 hours when they found her in her bed at 5:15 p.m. She had been under treatment for a heart condition.

Mrs. Lane was the stepmother of Berrien Township supervisor Martin Lane.

She was born Aug. 29, 1896, in Niles. Her husband, George, died in 1947. She had been a bookkeeper with the Robert F. Habicht Automotive Agency in Buchanan.

Mrs. Lane was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, the St. Katherine's Guild, the Altar Guild and the Business and Professional Woman's Association.

Surviving in addition to Martin Lane are another step son, George Lane of grand Rapids; a step daughter, Mrs. Willard Kalina of Benton Harbor; and a brother Dan Baker of Chicago.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Trinity Episcopal Church with the rev. John Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Note: Date of birth/date of death stated in Obit are same as appear on Michigan Death Record and cemetery record.  Age at date of death was 66 years.