Robert Dan Van de Voorde, 44 of Carbondale, Illinois and formerly of Olney, died Monday December 2, 1974 at Doctors Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.

He was born November 19, 1930 in Olney to Herman R. and Wilhelmina (Yount) Van de Voorde.

He was an optometrist with Weisser Union Optical Co. until three weeks ago. He was a member of the Elks in Rockford.

Mr. Van deVoorde is survived by a son, Dana Van de Voorde; twin children, Dan and Ruth Anne Van de Voorde, all of Peoria; three sisters, Jean Van de Voorde of Chicago, Jane Pedersen of Ithica, N.Y. and Judy Shapiro of Albuquerque, N.M.

Graveside services in Snyder Cemetery at Carbondale. Hoffman Funeral Home in charge.

Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL) – Wednesday, December 4, 1974