A public celebration of the life and times of television legend Don Lane will be held in Sydney in early November.

The celebrated song and dance man died on Thursday at the age of 75 from a dementia-related disease.

About 40 family and close friends attended a simple, sombre funeral service for him on Friday, following the Jewish tradition that requires burial as soon as possible after death.

The private funeral will be in stark contrast with the public memorial, which will be held at South Sydney Juniors Club in Kingsford at 11am (AEDT) on Thursday, November 5.

Lane was a staunch supporter of the Rabbitohs rugby league team, and a life member of South Sydney Football Club.

Lane's former wife and manager Jayne Ambrose released a statement saying Lane's son, PJ Lane, felt the public memorial and venue was fitting and all fans and friends were welcome.

"As a former Las Vegas night club performer who thrilled audiences in Sydney's cabaret circuit and being a huge Rabbitohs supporter, PJ believes there is no more appropriate venue than one of Sydney's leading cabaret venues, the Showroom at Souths Juniors," the statement said.

The event will feature television memories, live performances and tributes.

Following the private funeral service on Friday, friend and fellow entertainer Barry Crocker said the public memorial would be a very showbiz affair.

"The next service will be more joyous, I'm sure, once the stories are told by his cronies, and it will be a fun sort of time," Crocker said.

"He was very joyous. He loved to laugh, that's what he would like and I imagine that's what he has requested."

Lane was born Morton Donald Isaacson in New York in 1933, and won more than 15 Logies in his long career.

A television star of the 1960s, '70s and early '80s, Lane entertained a generation of Australians with his night-time variety show, The Don Lane Show.

On Friday, Lane's unadorned coffin was carried into a chapel at Macquarie Park Cemetery at North Ryde.

The simple 30-minute service was attended by about 40 people, and was without music, photos or songs, or any of the trappings of Lane's showbiz life.

Those present included entertainers Bert Newton and Rhonda Burchmore.

During Friday's service, PJ Lane recalled a loving father.

Lane's former co-host Bert Newton paid tribute to him as a good friend and a loyal man.

"This morning a whole group of those people who feel the same way as I do came together to pay homage to him, and it was beautiful," he said.

"Don was the most loyal of people, a good friend and pretty much the same off camera as he was on camera. I think that's a great compliment.".