Frederick D. "Fred" Lane

Frederick DAVID "Fred" Lane was born September 13, 1931, in Shelbyville, Indiana, Death October 11, 2023 Four Seasons Retirement Center Columbus, Indiana the son of Herman Francis and Jessie Marie Frederick

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Frederick David Lane, 92, of Columbus, passed away at 10:33 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Four Seasons Retirement Center. Frederick was born September 13, 1931, in Shelbyville, Indiana, the son of Herman Francis and Jessie Marie Frederick Lane.

On November 18, 1994, he married Linda Lou Brabant.

Mr. Lane graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1948. He entered Purdue University in September of 1951 and married Elizabeth “May” Kuhn on December 23, 1951. She preceded him in death.

After graduating from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s Degree the following year, he went to graduate school and received his Masters Degree in School Admin- istration.

Fred joined the United States Air Force in 1953.

He studied meteorology at UCLA and Wheeler Air Force Base prior to a 3-year appointment at Kadina AFB in Okinawa. He returned home in 1957 and was stationed at Westover Air Force Base in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts.

In 1958, he was honorably discharged and moved to Culver, Indiana. He continued to serve in the Indiana Air Guard, retiring after 28 years with a rank of LTC.

Frederick received a second Master’s Degree and started teaching for the Science Department at Culver Military Academy. Between 1975 and 1977, he was the chairman of the Science Department, and the following year became director of Culver Sum-mer Camps and Schools. He served in this role for 17 years.

LTC Lane retired from Culver Academies in 1994.

He was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Evan Bayh and an honorary speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, in 1994. As of 2014, Fred had been a member in good standing of the Masonic Fraternity for a period of more than 50 years. Fred served on the Board of the American Camping Association (ACA) for many years, and served as the interim director for the summer of 1997. He served as a representative for the ACA at the International Camping Association Meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia that summer.

After his retirement, Fred and Linda spent twenty winters at Deltura Country Club in North Fort Myers, Florida. Fred was active in many activities including golf, softball, theater, church and volunteering as a tour guide at ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization).

They returned each summer to their home in Culver, Indiana to enjoy time with their family and friends on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee.

They moved to Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus, IN in 2016.

Survivors include his wife, Linda; children, Dr. Frederick R. (Carol) of Indianapolis, John (Dr. Cindy Mason) of Columbus, IN, Patricia (Robert) Heathcote, also of Columbus, IN, Mary Ellen (James W, Ph.D.) Kendrick, of Sante Fe, New Mexico; nine grandchildren, Amanda (Ross) Atteberry of Carmel, IN, Bryan (Tyra) Lane of Franklin, Chelsea (Kyle Kolpak) Mason Lane of Elizabethtown, KY, Tessa Lane of Galway, Ireland, Morgan Lane of India- napolis, Megan Heathcote of Chicago, Tyler Heathcote of NYC, Sami Heathcote of Columbus, IN, and Anna Kendrick of Northampton, MA; two great-grandchildren James Frederick Atteberry and Lily Elizabeth Atteberry of Carmel, IN; brother, Francis Lane of McKinney, Texas; brother- in-law, James Baldwin, of Lafayette; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Beverly Baldwin.

In keeping with the family’s request, cremation will take place and a memorial service only will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Four Season Retirement Center Chapel with Pastor Karen Hargett and Rev. Howard Boles officiating.

Military honors will be presented by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard.

Inurnment will take place at Culver Chapel Columbarium in Culver, Indiana at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church in Culver, Indiana, First United Methodist Church in Columbus, Indiana or Culver Summer Camps. Online condolences and special memories may be shared with Mr. Lane’s family at barkesweaverglick. com.

Arrangements entrusted to Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home. - The Republic Columbus, Indiana Oct 21, 2023

Married December 23, 1951 Shelby County, Indiana Elizabeth May Kuhn Birth 23 JANUARY 1932 Gowdy, Rush County, Indiana Death 9 JUNE 1993 Beech Grove, Marion County, Indiana burial Tippecanoe Memory Garden Burial or Cremation Place West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indian daughter of Robert Jacob Kuhn and Emma Leona Kuhn

Elizabeth May (Kuhn) Lane, 61, died at 6 PM Wednesday, June 9, 1993, in St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove. She had been ill for six months and in the hospital since June 4.

Born Jan. 23, 1932, in Rush County, IN, she graduated from Milroy High School, and came to the Lafayette area from Culver in 1978.

Mrs. Lane was an account clerk in the business office of Purdue University's Department of Agriculture for 15 years. She received her bachelor's degree in supervision from Purdue's School of Technology in 1990, and she was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.

Surviving are two sons, Frederick R. Lane of Indianapolis and John D. Lane of Columbus, IN; a daughter, Patricia (Mrs. Robert D.) Heathcote of Durham, NC; a sister, I. Fay (Mrs. Harold) Durbin of Shelbyville; two brothers, Charles Kuhn of Waldron and Wilbur Kuhn of Manilla, IN; and four grandchildren. --Lafayette Journal & Courier - Jun 11 1993

Children:

Dr. Frederick R. Lane
John David Lane
Patricia Lane married Robert Heathcote

married November 18, 1994 Marshall County, Indiana married Linda Lou Burkett daughter of Richard Burkett and Orpha Hoover married 1st 26 Nov 1955 Culver, Indiana David Sherrill Start married 2nd 30 Mar 1963 Robert E. Waite, divorced, married 3rd Robert Peter Brabant Brabant

 
Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 
Name	Fredrick David Lane
Gender	Male
Birth Date	13 Sep 1931
Birth Place	Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Father Herman F. Lane
Mother Jessie M. Fredrich
Certificate Number	41154
Roll number	40474_356526
Volume Range	81 - 85
 
Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944  
Name	Linda Lou Burkett
Gender	Female

Father Richard Burkett
Mother Orpha Hoover
Certificate Number	49944
Roll number	40474_357670
Volume Range	100 - 104



Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012 
Name	Frederick David Lane
Gender	Male
Race	White
Marriage Age	20
Birth Date	13 Sep 1931
Birth Place	Shelbyville, Indiana
Marriage License Date	19 Dec 1951
Marriage Date	23 Dec 1951
Marriage Place	Shelby, Indiana, USA
Residence Place	Waldron, Indiana
Father Herman Francis Lane
Mother Jessie Marie Frederick Lane
Spouse	 Elizabeth May Kuhn
Officiator	A Kenneth Kuhn 



Indiana, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970
Birth, Marriage & Death 
Name Linda Low Burkett	
Marriage 26 Nov 1955 Culver, Indiana, USA	NewNew
Spouse	 David Sherrill Start



U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current 	
Name Mrs. Linda L. Start	
Residence Abt 1963 461 Liberty St. , Culver 
Marriage 30 Mar 1963 
Mother Mrs. Orpha McFarland	
Spouse Robert E. Waite




Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012 
Name	Robert Peter Brabat
Gender	Male
Marriage Age	32
Birth Date	abt 1939
Birth Place	Michigan
Marriage Date	18 Dec 1971
Marriage Place	Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Marriage Registration Date	1971
Spouse Linda Lou Waite
Description	Final Delay
Notes 2	N
Reference Number 1	Bx1447
Reference Number 2	Tr8479
Certificate Number	71-057287
Box Number	Box 5



Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012
Birth, Marriage & Death 
Name Linda L. Brabant	
Birth abt 1938 Indiana	
Marriage 18 Nov 1994 Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA	NewNew
Father Richard Burkett	
Mother Orpha Hoover Burkett	
Spouse D. Lane Frederick