Georgia Losse Shane, Salt Lake City, Utah, passed peacefully on to her next adventure on a sunny Easter morning, April 5, 2026. Georgia, daughter of the late John W. Losse and Marjorie Penney Losse was born in St. Louis on October 5, 1944. She moved to Salt Lake City with her family in 1955. Georgia graduated from East High School and the University of Utah. After graduation, she married her high school sweetheart, Almon Covey.
Remaining friends, they later went their separate ways. Under her initiative, Jupiter Property Management was created in 1976 in Park City. In the early 1980’s, she met her soul mate, Jerry West Shane. Together, they built a network of friends, family, and professional associates in Park City. As active volunteers in the community, she and Jerry helped foster Park City’s revival. In the lead-up to the 2002 Olympics, she and her husband high-tailed it to their laid-back utopia in Seeley Lake, Montana. Georgia continued her philanthropy by supporting the Alpine Artisans of Seeley Lake. For many years, she and Jerry generously hosted family and friends at the lakeside cabin, creating priceless memories for three generations. Winters were spent at Terravita in Carefree, Arizona, where Georgia enjoyed an active social life, playing tennis and bridge with old and new friends. A through-line in their life together can be traced through their enthusiasm for hot-air ballooning in the Innisfree, named in honor of Jerry’s Irish heritage. It inspired travel and connections with many friends and family. As her sisters and brother, children, nieces and nephews mourn her passing, we know that she has found peace with Jerry in the spirit of Innisfree.
Georgia is survived by her brother John (Debby), sisters Penney (Bruce) and Jane (Joel), children Shannon (Nick), Scott (Lauren), Dax (Jennifer), Paley (Eric), Gelsey, eleven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
The family recognizes the compassionate care given to Georgia by individuals who work for Hospice For Utah and Arches Senior Care.
We’ll close with a phrase Georgia would often say when leaving a voice message: “Call me when you surface!” Georgia’s life will be celebrated, and she will be laid to rest in Park City Cemetery at a later date. “The queen is now amused.”
