Lila N. Crane 11/1/1948-1/25/2011

Lila Nadine Crane, the daughter of Bonnie (Reichstein) and Lloyd Greenhalgh, was born November 1, 1948 at Red Cloud, Nebraska. She departed this life on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the Heritage Care Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska at the age of 62 years, 2 months and 24 days. Lila grew up in the Guide Rock community, graduating from the Guide Rock High School with the class of 1966. She continued her formal education attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She was united in marriage with Steve Crane in December of 1967 at Guide Rock. While her husband was serving in the United States Air Force, they lived at New Port Beach, California where she was employed with AAA. He was later transferred and they lived in Alabama and then Enid, Oklahoma where Lila owned the Glass Slipper, a shoe store. Following the dissolution of their marriage, she returned to California where she lived until 1992, when she moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. Lila later moved to Blue Hill where she resided until March of 2010, when she moved to the Heritage Care Center. She pursued a number of interests and activities in her leisure time including crafts, Making wreaths, tole painting, working on the computer, caring for her flowers and collecting angels. Her greatest passion in life was for her family and she especially cherished the time spent with her grandchildren. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Stacy Evans and fiance Andy McLane of Lincoln, Nebraska; Stephen Crane and wife Kara of Redlands, California, and Stephanie Schwab of Bloomfield, Michigan; 8 grandchildren; her parents, Lloyd and Bonnie Greenhalgh; two sisters, Sandy Omhstede and husband Roger of Southlake, Texas and Jan Moranville and husband Ron of Trophy Club, Texas; a brother, Bob Greenhalgh and wife Doreen of Denton, Texas; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11:00 a.m., January 29, 2011 at the Williams Funeral Home in Red Cloud with the Rev. Baldeo Singh officiating. Interment will preceed the service at the Guide Rock Cemetery .Memorials are suggested to the Guide Rock Cemetery Fund .Williams Funeral Home 241 West 4th Avenue Red Cloud, Nebraska