Gary L. Lane

Gary L. Lane, of Medina, NY, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2025 at his home at the age of 74. He was born in Medina on June 28, 1950 as one of eleven children to Kenneth D. and Eloise C. (Axtell) Lane. His older siblings were Dorothy Lane, Kenneth Lane, Marilyn Joyce Lane, Nancy Jean Lane, Marian Villard and Ronald Lane, all of whom preceded him in death. He is survived by sisters, Doris M. Dunn and Donna Duranso; and brothers, Leslie Lane and Carl Lane; and many loved nieces and nephews.

Gary grew up in East Shelby and was a proud graduate of Medina High School. He always got along well with others. He was a peaceful man who was liked by everyone. He loved to help his older sister, Doris, who was his next-door neighbor for years at Maple Ridge Estates. He would get her mail and check in on her daily and help her with anything she needed. Gary was a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was the secretary in the Sunday School and he loved to set the hymn numbers out for the congregation and ring the bell at church to signal the end of classes and meetings. Gary would often joke that if he missed a Sunday, the church would be in a mess, no one would know what to sing or when to end a meeting and the teachers would go on forever. He never missed, and true to his word the Sunday after his passing the congregation did not know what to do without him. He was always a willing companion to go visit or give a healing blessing to the sick. Gary loved to sing in the church choir. For years Gary generously donated money to help the poor and would even help deliver donated food to the needy. Gary loved to bake and give away chocolate chip cookies when he visited friends. He had a secret recipe and he would frequently joke that if he didn’t follow it right, the cookies would turn out so hard they would be better used as bullets in Vietnam. Gary’s cookies were always perfect. He will be missed by his family, church and all of his friends at Maple Ridge Estates, on the bus, Crosby’s, 5 Star bank, the Medicine Shoppe and all of his daily stops around town. Gary lived a simple happy life, caring for others less fortunate them himself and being friendly with all around him. He truly did unto the “least of these”. Welcome Home Gary Lee Lane.

An hour of calling will be held on Thursday, April 24 from 6-7PM at Cooper Funeral Home, 215 West Center St., Medina. His funeral services will be held on Friday, April 25 at 10AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 6339 Hamm Rd., Lockport. Interment will immediately follow in Bates Road Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to ARC GLOW at www.arcglow.org.