Diane Lee Reese entered her eternal life at the age of 79, on Sunday July 3rd. She was born in Eveleth, Minnesota to the late Henry and Mae Pouchnik. She grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin with her sister, the late Wendy, and brother, the late Mark. Her parents owned Fonda Pharmacy and she would often tell people how she started working at the age of 10 as a soda jerk.
Diane married her high school sweetheart, the late Robert, on July 20th, 1963. They had 3 children; the late Debby, Steve, and Jennie. Diane spent her time volunteering at her children’s schools and participating in craft fairs with her best friend Pat. In later years, she took joy in caring for her grandchildren.
Diane is survived by her son Steve (Mary), and daughter Jennie (Robert), grandchildren Ryan, Aidan, Madalyn, Caleb, Amanda (Corey), and Michael. She was also a great-grandmother to Ryah, Remi, Cloud and Kyrie. She also leaves behind nieces, nephews and many other close family and friends.
Diane’s memorial visitation will be July 20th, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Schramka Funeral Home in Brookfield.