Ronald Lane

March 16, 1938 - March 16, 2012

Ronald Everett Lane, 74, of Hoopeston, IL, passed away at 6:35 A.M. Friday March 16, 2012, at the Hoopeston Community Memorial Nursing Home. He was born on June 2, 1937, in Hoopeston, IL, the son of Everett Lane and Dollie (Matthews) Lane Irwin. He married Shirley Fix on June 16, 1957 at the First Christian Church in Hoopeston, IL. She survives in Hoopeston. Ronald is also survived by; two daughters, Kristie Gonzalez and Shawn Lane, both of Hoopeston, IL; two sons Jeffrey Lane of Bradley, IL and Tory Lane of Pasadena, MD; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Sara Marie Sapp. Ronald worked at American Can in Hoopeston, IL for 39 years, before retiring in 1994. He enjoyed traveling to Florida with his wife Shirley. He also enjoyed bowling, landscaping his yard, fishing and playing cards. Ronald was involved with the Hoopeston Little League and was known as a good man, always helping someone out.