Irene Volle Cain

Irene Volle Cain, 72, of Axtell, KS, died January 26, 2015 at Seneca, KS. Visitation was Thursday, January 29, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home. The family received friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Friday January 30, at the United Methodist Church in Axtell. Rev. Shirley Edgerton officiated. The musicians were Lila Alfers and Marilyn Rogers. Music included "On Eagles Wings” and “How Great Thou Art”. The pallbearers were Josh Volle, Garry Stitt, Bobby Smith, Jake Baker, James Lehman, David Lehman, Barry Buessing and Ronnie Moeller. Burial was in Beattie Union Cemetery, Beattie, KS. Irene was born October 6, 1942 at Blair, KS, to Raymond and Pauline (Campsey) Lehman. In 1960 she graduated from Troy High School and then attended business school. On March 28, 1961 she married Lawrence Volle. They lived in Beattie and raised their family until his death on October 24, 1980. On June 5, 1982, she married Kenneth Cain and lived in Axtell. Over the years she worked as a CNA at Community Memorial Health Care, as a waitress at the Beattie Café, painted and wallpapered for people and refinished furniture. She took great pride in her yard, flowers and vegetable garden. She also helped as a farm hand for Fischers Brothers. Irene loved playing cards with friends and coached softball for her daughters. She was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Beattie. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence Volle; brother, James Lehman; special aunt, Katherine Miller; step fathers, Herman Moskau and Raymond Estes; stepson, Kenneth Cain, Jr.; in-laws, Alice and Albert Cain; and granddaughter, Barbie Cain. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Cain; children, Lorna (Ed) Farrell, Axtell, Rhonda (Loren) Wassenberg, Blue Rapids, KS, and Mark (Barb) Volle, Axtell; stepsons, Richard Cain, Axtell, John Cain, Topeka, Walter (Marla) Cain, Manhattan, Donald Cain, Longford, and Vernon Cain, Marysville; brothers, John Lehman, Coldwater, and Paul Lehman, Wathena, KS; eighteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. A memorial fund has been established to the United Methodist Church in Axtell. Contributions may be sent in care of Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Irene Volle Cain, please visit our flower store.