Lynne Marie Weldon

January 16, 1962 - April 28, 2012

Lynne Marie Weldon, 50, of 627 South Boone Street in Boone passed away at her home on Sunday afternoon, April 15, 2012 She was born on January 16, 1962 in San Antonio, Texas the daughter of James and Janet (Thomas) Tait. On September 4, 1994, she married Robert B. Weldon at Shakopee, Minnesota. Lynne was a 1980 graduate of Boone High School. For the past 30 years, she was a secretary in the Material Science and Engineering Department at Iowa State University where she was currently employed. She was a member of the Grace Community Church, and a Girl Scouts and Boys Scouts leader. She was preceded in death by her father, Jim Tait in September of 1991 and grandparents. Survivors include her husband Robert Weldon of Boone; sons Benjiman Weldon, Chris Gaskill and wife Samantha all of Boone and Jesse Gaskill of Ames; daughter Shayna Weldon of Boone; granddaughter Kailin Elizabeth Gaskill; mother Janet Tait of Boone; sister Kathie Cottrell and husband Kevin of Boone; brother James “Scotty” Tait and wife Pamela of Laramie, Wyoming; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law Carole and Laverne Seversike of Collins, Iowa. At her request, her body has been cremated and a private family graveside service with interment to follow will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. A celebration of life memorial service will be held on Saturday morning, April 28th at 11:00 a.m. at the Grace Community Church in Boone with Pastor Tim Trudeau officiating. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial may direct their gift to the family or the American Cancer Society.