Robert Lane

Robert Lane, 81, of Ogden, passed away at 8:56am on July 3, 2016. Robert was born in Hoopeston, Illinois on June 25, 1935 the son of Floyd Morris Lane and Florence Wilma (Malady) Lane. On June 27, 1982 Robert married the love of his life Barbara (Curry) Lane, she survives. Also surviving are son, Robert Lee Jr. (Tisha) Lane of Carbondale; two step-sons, Lawrence (Teresa) Allen, Charles E. (Vicki) Frazier of Ogden; one daughter, Diane Marie Lane of Hoopeston; one brother, Donald Allan (Diana) Lane; three sisters, Mary Francis (Alan) Quinn of Knoxville, TN, Betty Carolyn (Norman) Carter of Hoopeston, Marilyn K. (Stanley) Tourangeau of Arizona City and Rossville; eight grandchildren, Levi Lane of Milford, Christopher Fowler of Urbana, Stephanie Vincent of North Dakota, Kallie Long of North Carolina, Sherry Stipp of Fisher, Krista Lane of Southern Illinois, Ashley Rollind of Paxton, Taylor Long of Danville; and four great-grandchildren. Robert is preceded in death by his parents, one son Daniel Eugene (Brenda) Lane, and one daughter Terri Joe Lane. Robert was a very loyal person and spent 20 years of his life serving in the United States Army where he went on many tours including several to Vietnam. In his spare time Robert also enjoyed spending time with his family including his many grandchildren. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2pm on Thursday July 7, 2016 at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center 3940 N. Vermilion St. in Danville. Burial will be held at Stearns Cemetery following the service. Visitation will be held prior to service from 1pm to 2pm at the funeral home. Please join Robert's family in sharing memories, photos, and videos on his tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.