Diane Marie Lane

Diane Blandford Lane, 84, of Owensboro, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. She had been under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. Diane was born August 19, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Joseph Ellis and Maude Merrimee Blandford. She was a longtime member of St. Martin Catholic Church and was retired as a medical receptionist for many years. Everyone that knew Diane loved her so much. She was the first one people thought of or called when they needed help or advice. She was known as “Mimi” to many relatives and even friends. Diane loved hummingbirds and had feeders out for them around her house. She loved attending her grandchildren’s sporting events and the Christmas holidays and decorating for it. She also was an avid U.K. basketball fan, enjoyed walking and talking to the neighbors, and working in her yard and raising flowers and ferns. Diane was also preceded in death by a brother, Gerald “Jerry” Blandford and sisters-in-law, Doris Blandford and Mary Jane Blandford.

Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Byron Lane; children, Robin Dean and husband Hadden of Harrodsburg and Shannon Lane and wife Julie of Utica; six grandchildren, Erin (Drew) Fulkerson of Louisville, Garrett Dean of Nashville, Chance Lane of Utica, Luke Dean of Bowling Green, Conar Lane of Utica, and Abby Dean of Louisville; one great grandchild, Foster Lane; siblings, Don Blandford of Philpot, Julia Graziano and husband Nick of Long Island, N.Y., and Tom Blandford and wife Helen of Kansas City, Kansas; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, The Shelton Family, Royce Fulkerson, and Susan Beisel.

The funeral Mass will be 11 AM Monday, May 4 at St. Martin Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Raphael Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 PM until 6 PM Sunday with prayers at 5:30 PM and from 9 AM until 10:30 AM Monday at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky, 3419 Wathens Crossing, Owensboro, KY 42301. Messages and condolences to the family can be shared at www.glenncares.com.