Joann Lane

December 18, 1935 – April 6, 2026

A graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland for Joann Lane, who died this week. She was 90.

Joann was born Dec. 18, 1935, to Arthur and Vernice Rich in Elkhart, Indiana, where Joann was raised. She was predeceased by her brother Arthur Allen Rich and husband Daniel R. Lane. She is survived by her two sons Craig and Clark Loughridge, and three step-children Steven and Daniel Lane Jr., and Cynthia Fletcher, as well as several grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Known for her polo shirts and bright pink lipstick, Joann was a woman of quiet kindness and generosity. Though she was not a woman of many words, she expressed her love through thoughtful gestures to both family and strangers.

Joann earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Ball State University in 1956, and a master’s degree in education administration from the University of Oregon in 1992.

She started her career as a teacher in San Bernardino, Calif., in the late ‘50s before marrying musician Willard Loughridge. They separated in 1973, and Joann moved with her children to Salem, Ore., where she took another teaching job.

Joann married Daniel Lane in May 1975, and they remained together until his death in December 2024. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, teacher, friend, and neighbor. She also was an avid sports fan.

Her career spanned more than 40 years, and in that time she earned awards including a Crystal Apple award, a Golden Apple Award, and a Presidential Citation from the Oregon Education Association. She also was president of the Woodburn Education Association and served in other positions in the WEA and Oregon Education Association.

She loved teaching so much that she held on to and treasured countless mementos and cards that past students had gifted her throughout her career.

She will be dearly missed by those she left behind.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Vincent de Paul of Portland. https://www.svdppdx.org/make-a-donation