Dewitt Obits

Florence Elizabeth Lane of Clinton

Florence Elizabeth Lane, 91, Clinton, died at 12:57 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 9, 2014) at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. The Rev. Mark Yeske will officiate. Interment will be in Mausoleum Park Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the DeWitt County Animal Shelter.

She was born Aug. 15, 1922, in Chicago, daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Beauvios Roschinsky. She married Ray Lane on Sept. 21, 1940, in Burlington, Iowa. He passed away in 1995. She later met beloved friend of 30 years, Carl Lawrence Anderson. He passed away May 31, 2013.

Survivors include her son, Kevin Lane, Kewadin, Mich.; sister, Elaine Hallick, Rome; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Francis Sanders; two sons, Terry Lane and Gary Lane; one sister, Mary Lou Firestone; and one brother, Dean Temple.

Florence had great love for pets. She enjoyed going on walks on the beach with her beloved friend, Carl, and going to the DeWitt County Friendship Center.