Michael (Shane) St. Clair, 48, of Shawnee, Kan., passed away Dec. 18, 2014.

Shane St. Clair was born March 16, 1968, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Sandra and Richard St. Clair of Montrose, Iowa. St. Clair earned his registered nurse degree in 1991 from the University of Iowa College of Nursing in Iowa City.

While a nursing student, Shane met a fellow nursing student, Kathy Schuver, of Granville, Iowa. They married on Sept. 5, 1992, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Granville.

Soon after earning their degrees, the couple moved to the Kansas City area. They welcomed their son Zachary in 1997 and their daughter Madelyn in 2000.

Shane was preceded in death by his wife who lost her battle with breast cancer on August 19 this year.

Survivors include his two children; his parents; a sister, Erin (Sean) Roberts and their children Will, Sam and Kate of California; his mother-in-law Geraldine (Gerry) Schuver of Remsen, Iowa; and numerous brothers-in-laws and sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews, including Justin Schuver of Atmore.

Shane was preceded in death by his grandparents A. Evalyn Willey, Ruby G. St. Clair and Thomas E. St. Clair.