Shelly 'Shell' Rene Lair-Langenbau

Shelly “Shell” Lair-Langenbau, 44, of Hanlontown, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013. A memorial mass will be held 10:30 A.M, Monday, January 7, 2012 at Epiphany Parish at Holy Family Church, 714 N. Adams with Rev. Neil Monternach and Rev. Kenneth Gehling concelebrant. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Holy Family Catholic Church, with a scriptural wake service beginning at 2:00 P.M. 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 NIACC for Practical Nursing. She then worked at Good Shepherd while working towards 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 August 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 back yard 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) of Mason City, Mike Lair of Grimes, IA, Matt Lair (Lynae) of GFAFB, Carrie Lair of Des Moines, IA; aunts and uncles; Kenneth Meacham of Plymouth, Sandy Hyde (Jim) of Northwood, IA, Tiny Lair (Doug Williams) of Lake St. Croix, MN; father-in-law, Harv Langenbau (Sharon) of Garwin; sisters-in-law, Shannon Smith (Bryan) of Garwin, IA, Mary Vesely of Waterloo, IA; 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 who lives she touched. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Forrest and Mildred Lair, Abraham and Florence Meacham; her mother-in-law, Renee Langenbau.

Cemetery:
Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Shelly 'Shell Lair Langenbau memorial fund in care of her two daughters

Visitation:
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday at Holy Family Catholic Church, with a scriptural wake service beginning at 2:00 PM.

Service:
A memorial mass will be held 10:30 AM Monday, January 7, 2012 at Epiphany Parish at Holy Family Church, 714 N. Adams with Rev. Neil Monternach and Rev. Kenneth Gehling concelebrant.