Judy Kane

Judy K. Kane, 73, of Westgate, Iowa, died Friday morning, November 29, 2024, at UnityPoint – Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa.

Celebration of Life Gathering: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein.
Inurnment: At a later date.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

Judy Kay Robbins was born October 21, 1951, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Abe Henry, Jr. and Jeanette (Kruger) Robbins. In 1968, she graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines. She then graduated from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in Des Moines. Over the years, Judy was a Registered Nurse at Iowa Lutheran Hospital and Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo and Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital in West Union, along with various nursing homes. She was proud to be a Certified Diabetic Nurse Educator. On August 6, 2001, she was united in marriage to Michael Ritchie Kane at Church of the Prairie in Urbandale. She was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan. Judy enjoyed quilting, sewing, genealogy, scrapbooking, gardening, cooking, canning, and baking. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

Judy is survived by her husband: Mike Kane of Westgate; 3 children: Andrew Soroka of Des Moines, Carrie Ann (James) Mayes of Des Moines and Joshua Soroka of Norwalk ; 6 grandchildren: Victor Mayes (Rachel Norby), Leslie Soroka (Alex Stumme), Brookelyn Soroka, Kamryn Soroka, Andi Soroka and Liberty Soroka; 1 great grandson: William Stumme; mother: Janette Robbins of Marshalltown; 2 brothers: William Robbins of Newton and Jeff Robbins of Murray; and father-in-law: Ritchie Kane of Westgate.

She was preceded in death by her father: Henry Robbins; and mother-in-law: Anna Kane.