Val A. Lane

Val A. Lane, 68 of Kearney passed away Friday, July 18, 2025 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Josh Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Val was born on June 18th, 1957 in Valentine, Nebraska to Paul and Leona (Ring) Lane. He grew up in Ainsworth, Nebraska before moving to Kearney. He received his education from Kearney High School and graduated in 1975. Val was united in marriage to Sherry (Espenhover) on September 8th, 1979 in Kearney, Nebraska. Together they raised two children, their daughter Jennifer and son Brian. Upon graduation, Val worked for Stanal Sound Company as a sound engineer. He traveled and toured around the world with various music artists. Val and Sherry opened their own television repair business Comstock TV, later becoming Central Electronics in Kearney. In their younger years they also owned and operated Black Rose Disco. Val later was employed by WAITT Radio as a radio engineer and most recently served as a contract engineer servicing radio and television stations across Nebraska. Val was so dedicated to his work in the engineering field that he was inducted into the Nebraska Broadcaster’s Association Hall of Fame in August of 2023. Val enjoyed flying airplanes and pursued building his own Velocity airplane. He was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association. In high school he loved photography and developing film. Val loved to fly his drone and ride his motorcycle with his wife. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Leona Lane of Kearney; wife, Sherry Lane of Kearney; daughter, Jennifer (John) Ryan of Ansley; son, Brian (Roxy) Lane of Kearney; grandchild Ava Lane of Kearney; brother, Kevin Lane of Pearblossom, California; sister, Julie (Monte) Arnold of Miller; sisters-in-law, Jackie (Mike) Carpenter of Gilmore City, IA and Deb (Keith) Smith of Kearney; as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family. Val was preceded in death by his father Paul Lane. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services.

Val A. Lane

June 18, 1957 - July 18, 2025