t many shows, art fairs, and marketed her pieces at shows and art sales throughout her life.
She made a lasting impression on those she met. She shared her time, her resources, her talents, and her possessions with so many others.
In retirement, she helped many. Her elderly uncle adjusting after the loss of his wife, her elderly neighbors, Faye Sporer and her sister, Sandra. Diane always volunteered to help those needing it.
Diane passed after the rapid progression of extensive pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2018.
She is survived by her little Terrier dog, Ollie. her sister, Mitzi (Steve) Freund and nephew Chad of Des Moines. Her nephew, Charlie (Patty) Freund of Fishers, Indiana, and her great-nieces, Chloe and Gracie. Also survived by her half siblings, Joanne (Reeves) VanderVorste or Mesa, Arizona. Glen (Butch) Reeves of Graettinger, Iowa, Donna Reeves Merkel of Prairie Village, Kansas, and many cousins, family and friends.
She was preceded in passing by her parents, John and Leoma, her step-mother, Marie Reeves, her grandparents, Ben and Gertrude Reeves, Stanley and Marie Keith, her half brother, Darrell Reeves and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
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