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Diane Frances Taylor

1943 - 2018

Diane Frances Taylor obituary, 1943-2018, Amherst, OH

BORN

1943

DIED

2018

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Hempel Funeral Home - Amherst

373 Cleveland Avenue

Amherst, Ohio

Diane Taylor Obituary

Diane Frances Taylor (nee: Wantuck), 74 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018, at Kingston of Vermilion, following a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born July 8, 1943, in Buffalo, New York. Diane was raised in Clarence, New York before moving with her family at the age of fifteen to Amherst where she had made her home for the last fifty-nine years.
Her primary focus in life was that of a homemaker and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Diane was employed at Bell Services, a division of PC Campana. She was also employed at the Amherst Library for fifteen years. While her husband David was the Mayor of Amherst, Diane was the First Lady of Amherst for twelve years. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amherst where she sang in the choir. Diane was a member of the Twig Benders, the Red Hat Society, the Amherst Historical Society and the Amherst Community Choir. She volunteered her time with the Children's Development Center. In her spare time, she could often be found reading literature to enrich her Catholic faith.
Among those who will cherish Diane's memory are her husband of fifty-six years David Alan Taylor; her daughter Lynn Andrews (David) of Amherst; her sons John David Taylor (Kitte) of Bay Village and Robert Cameron Taylor (Katy) of Dublin, Ohio; her grandchildren Sarah Andrews, Matt Andrews, Ella Rising (Rob), Rowland Taylor (Elise), Mia Taylor, Tessa Taylor, Kaylee Taylor and Kamerine Taylor; her great granddaughter Savannah Rising; her brother Ronald Wantuck of Ann Arbour, Michigan and her sister Jeanette Clotz (Dennis) of Amherst.
She was preceded in death by her brother James Wantuck; and her parents Woodrow W. and Frances Louise Wantuck (nee: Gavel).
Friends may call Sunday, January 21, 2018 from 4-8 p.m. at the Hempel Funeral Home; 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church; 200 St. Joseph Drive, Amherst. The Rev. Fr. Timothy O'Connor, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow at Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the St. Joseph Endowment Fund; 200 St. Joseph Drive, Amherst, Ohio 44001.
For those unable to attend please visit the funeral home's website to share a memory and sign the guest register, at www.hempelfuneralhome.com.

Published by www.morningjournal.com from Jan. 17 to Jan. 18, 2018.
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May the God of all comfort strengthen the entire family during this time of deep sorrow. Those who pass on, God keeps in his memory because they are precious in his eyes. (Psalms 116:15) My sincerest condolence.

Taylor Family

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January 17, 2019

I'm so sorry for your loss. I will always remember Mrs Taylor as a warm, friendly and gentle person who always had a kind word for us kids.
Karen Howald Dahlén

January 25, 2018

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

Hempel Funeral Home

January 25, 2018

Jennifer Peterson

January 21, 2018

Our thoughts go to the entire Taylor family at this time.

David & Dede Standen

January 20, 2018

Sandy Campana

January 18, 2018

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Diane. Please know you are in my thoughts and in my prayers during this difficult time.

Those we love don't go away
They walk beside us every day
Unseen, unheard, but always near
Still loved, still missed and very dear

Sue Mickey

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January 17, 2018

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