Graduation Year | Class of 1970 |
Date of Passing | Apr 29, 2019 |
About | Diane Marie Reed, 67, of Fort Gratiot Township, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2019. Her illness took her life but cannot take the life and pleasure she has given to so many. Diane was born to the late Charles and Yvonne (Tack) Hearn on January 4, 1952, in Port Huron. She married Ronald Reed on August 8, 1980, in Port Huron, MI. She was a regular and happy parishioner of St. Edward on-the-Lake Catholic Church. Diane loved her nursing work in the medical community, having started as an LPN, and then as an RN, in the Blue Water area. Over the years, she expanded her education, and while working as an RN, received a Bachelor degree from the University of Phoenix, a Master Degree in Nursing from the University of Northern Colorado, and from Oakland University, advanced certification allowing her to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in Family Care. She is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Ronald Reed; sons, Daniel (Sherelle) and Anthony (Katie) Reed; five grandchildren, Ella, Madelyn, Samuel, Joseph and Asher, a sister, Patricia (Donald) Deachin; brothers, David (Bonnie) Hearn and Gregory (Joy) Hearn, sister-in-laws, June Hearn, Carol (Gary) Severn, Nancy (Scott) Dixon, Janet Schneider, Kathy (Kenneth) Willard, Patricia (Nelson) Finley; brother-in-laws, Dennis (Catherine) Reed and Tom Ropposch; and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in passing by her step-father, Fred Bonardi; a brother, Richard Hearn; sister, Debra Ropposch, and father-in-law, Ronald C. Reed and mother-in-law, Evelyn Reed; brother-in-law, John Schneider. |