RaNae Roxanne Roberts

Funeral services for RaNae Roxanne Roberts, age 58, of Alden will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday,  May 30, 2012 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home.  Rev. Matthew Hundley will officiate.  Interment will be at Schneider Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 29th  at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service.  

RaNae died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at her home.

RaNae Roberts was born March 7, 1954 to Leon and Leona (Wipplinger) Roberts in Albert Lea where she attended school.  After school RaNae worked at Land-O-Lakes.  RaNae was united in marriage to Howard Besco at Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1970.  They lived in Waterloo, IA.  Together they had 3 children, Shane, Rusty and Wendy.  They later divorced.  RaNae worked as a laborer at Fleet Guard for 30 years.  She enjoyed cleaning, gardening and spending time outdoors.  Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.  

Survivors include her children, Shane (Tracie) Besco, Rusty (Angie Obermeyer) Besco and Wendy (Charles Shuck) Besco; grandchildren, Stephen, Shawna, Mckenzie, Ashton, Gabrielle, Danielle, Destiny and Dylan; great-grandson, Kayden; mother, Leona Roberts; sisters, Gretchen, Anna and Leona; brothers, Butch and Cullins; brother-in-law, James Carlson and many nieces and nephews.  

RaNae was preceded in death by her father, Leon Roberts; sister, Lezlie Carlsen; grandfather, Thomas Wipplinger; uncle, Arnie Wipplinger, and previous husband, Howard Besco.