Jo Ellen (King) Shane was born on November 13, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska the daughter of Donald Joseph and Mary Ellen (Hughes) King. Jo Ellen entered into eternal peace on March 19, 2012 at the Garden View Care Center in Shenandoah, Iowa.

Jo Ellen's early years were spent in the community of Imogene where she attended school at St. Patrick School. Jo Ellen graduated with the Class of 1961. She was united in marriage to Tom Shane in 1962 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shenandoah, Iowa. This union was blessed with five children; Michael, Lisa, Tim, Jim and Shelley.

During her working years Jo Ellen was employed by Henry Fields Nursery, the Tall Corn Motel, where she worked in the kitchen and the Shenandoah Medical Center, where she also worked in the kitchen. She retired in 2007. Jo Ellen was a quiet, sweet, very accepting, forgiving and loving lady who never had an enemy.

Some of her interests included gardening and raising her children. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and participated in the Relay for Life.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant grandchild. Those left to cherish her memory include her children Michael Shane and wife Lisa, Lisa Green and husband Aaron, Tim Shane, Jim Shane and wife Ronda and Shelley Shane; 17 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; siblings Ron King and wife Judy, Lynn Breedlove and husband Tom, Charlene Padden and husband John, Jim King and wife Judie, Jerry King and wife Cheryl, Sherri Givens and husband Ron and Lori Tupper and husband Matt; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.