Shane was born in the spring of 1972, to Bob and Audrey (Wishkeno) Simon, he was such a beautiful baby boy the family started calling him “Baby Shane.” It was a nickname that continued to stick with him into adulthood. Shane loved that nickname because it was given in love and lighthearted humor.
Shane’s given Indian name is “Kah te ah be”. He was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri.
Shane attended Assumption Grade School, Rossville High School graduate, and attended Johnson County Community College.
After playing football for Rossville High School, Shane became an avid sports fan of all sports. Shane was a loyal, club-level season ticket holder for Kansas State University for over twenty years. He was in the KSU President’s Club, and provided for the KSU Ahearn College Fund. Additionally, Shane was an avid and dedicated KC Chiefs fan with club-level season ticket holder and made sure to attend the pre-season practices.
After many years working as a Signalman for Burlington North Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad, Shane became a Junior Circuit Designer for the Signal Division at BNSF, he continued his work there for 28 years. Shane’s employment with BNSF allowed him to have many adventures throughout his life in different states; he did share those adventures with his family and friends.
Shane truly loved life, his family, and BNSF work family. Shane was a good friend to all, kind and generous, intelligent, and gregarious soul with an enormous soft heart, he was loved in return by all.
Our hearts are broken because we will not have Shane with us, however, he is with his father, maternal grandparents, paternal grandfather, uncle and friends. We believe his good soul and spirit is with the Good Lord and he is in paradise, something we can only dream of. We will miss his big distinctive laugh.
Survivors include grandmother, Catherine; Mother, Audrey; maternal aunts, Camilla Chouteau and Bernadine Wishkeno; aunts and uncles, Francee, Craig, Debra and Harry, Shelly and Steve, and Steve; brother, Lance; sister-in-law, Lucy; cousins, Colton, LeeRoy, Komo, Steven, Josh, John and Stephanie; nephew, Chemako; nieces, Michelle, Falicity and Zola and God father, Count Valdivia.
He was preceded in death by his father, Bob Simon; grandfathers, Wayne R. Simon and Wesley Wishkeno; grandmother, Nettie Wishkeno and God mother, Martha Valdivia.
Until we meet again Shane, we love you.
Family will greet friends from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2022 with Rosary being recited at 6:00 p.m. at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2022 at Wishkeno Cemetery (150th and O. Rd. on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation). Memorials may be given to the Heart of Jackson Humane Society c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.
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