65469_Shelly “Shell”_Lair-Langenbau
HANLONTOWN — Shelly “Shell” Lair-Langenbau, 44, of Hanlontown, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
A memorial Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 7, at Epiphany Parish at Holy Family Church, 714 N. Adams St., with the Rev. Neil Monternach and the Rev. Kenneth Gehling concelebrants. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today, Sunday, Jan. 6, at Holy Family Catholic Church, with a scriptural wake service beginning at 2 p.m. The family suggests Iowa Hawkeye attire be worn.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Shelly “Shell” Lair-Langenbau Memorial Fund in care of her two daughters.
Shelly Rene Lair was born March 12, 1968, at St. Joseph Hospital in Mason City to Gerald and Karen (Meacham) Lair. She graduated from Mason City High School in 1986, where she was active in swimming and track.
She worked at Wal-Mart while attending North Iowa Area Community College for practical nursing. She then worked at Good Shepherd while working toward her RN degree. She started at Mercy in the ER and continued her education at University of lowa and received her BSN. She worked for Mercy Medical Center-North lowa for 15 years.
Shell married Jay Langenbau on Aug. 19, 2005. To this union, two children were born, Liberty and McKenna.
As many of her friends can attest, Shelly was an avid shopper. She enjoyed the lowa Hawkeyes and Minnesota Vikings. She loved the hot weather and was planning on a cruise in February with friends. She loved to do 5K runs, most recently the Color Run in Des Moines and the Turkey Trot and the Polar Plunge, both in Clear Lake.
Shell loved the Northwestern Steakhouse. She loved her concerts — Taylor Swift, Lori Line and most recently The Fresh Beat Band. She also was a avid collector of “Wizard of Oz” memorabilia.
Her passion was helping people; she was an adrenaline junkie and loved working in the ER and especially being a Mercy Air Med flight nurse.
When she wasn’t working she was with her pride and joy, Liberty and McKenna. She really enjoyed the summer when you could find her at the pool with the girls or in the front- or backyard kicking back with a cold one, her husband, good friends and watching the kids play.
Shelly is survived by her husband, Jay; daughters, Liberty and McKenna; step-sons Nicholas and Jacob; her parents, Gerald and Karen Lair; siblings, Sherri Ruby (Kent) ofMason City, Mike Lair of Grimes, Iowa, Matt Lair (Lynae) of GFAFB, Carrie Lair of Des Moines, Iowa; aunts and uncles, Kenneth Meacham of Plymouth, Sandy Hyde (Jim) of Northwood, Iowa, Tiny Lair (Doug Williams) of Lake St. Croix, Minn.; father-in-law, Harv Langenbau (Sharon) of Garwin; sisters-in-law, Shannon Smith (Bryan) of Garwin, Iowa, Mary Vesely of Waterloo, Iowa; nieces and nephews, Danielle and Taylor Ruby, Steven, Kason and Braelyn Lair, Rylee Robertson, Brian and Bryson Kriegel, Caleb and Ali Vesley; many friends, co-workers and patients whose lives she touched.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Forrest and Mildred Lair, Abraham and Florence Meacham; and her mother-in-law, Renee Langenbau.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, Iowa 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.