Lana Kay Maret
Lana Kay Maret, age 69, of Wood River, passed away after a three-year battle with ALS on Friday, December 17, 2021, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island.
Memorial services were held Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Apfel Funeral Home in Wood River with Reverend Bev Hieb officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. apfelfuneralhome. com. Lana Kay (Studley) Maret, the daughter of Lloyd and Alberta (Thayer) Studley was born in St. Paul on February 7, 1952. She was the fifth of 11 children. Lana grew up on a farm in the Wolbach area and graduated from Wolbach High School in 1970. She received a degree from Central Community College in Grand Island.
Lana was united in marriage to Robert Maret in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 26, 1988. They made their home in Wood River and have been married for 33 years.
Lana had many professions; she worked for Nebraska Park and Recreation, Avon salesperson, UPS driver for 13 years, loan secretary for Heritage Bank of Wood River and receptionist for Pathway Bank of Cairo. She retired in 2012.
Cairo. She retired in 2012. Lana was one of a kind, she had a beautiful smile, kind heart and kind soul. Being around her made you feel so loved and she had an unassuming way to make you feel special. A great sense of humor, infectious laughter, fun to be with and she didn’t take things so seriously. She was hardworking and loved her poodles Buffy, Tiffany Ann, and Tiffany.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Bob, of Wood River; her beloved poodle, Tiffany; sister, Lisa (Mark) Liesinger, of Kearney; brothers, Leroy (Lila) Studley, of Wolbach, Leland (Mary) Studley, of Grand Island, Lynn (Jane) Studley, of North Platte, Loren Studley and Sheila, of St. Paul, and Layne (Jeanna) Studley, of Wolbach; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; infant sister, Loy Marie; sister, Lanette; and brothers, Lloyd Dale “Chuck” and Larry.