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Diane will be remembered as a passionate supporter for her students. My deepest condolences to Issac and family. She will be missed by many.
Carolyn Akins
May 07, 2025 | School


Sedalia, Missouri
Feb 7, 1955 – May 3, 2025 (Age 70)
Diane Maxine Gehrke, 70 of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. She was born on February 7, 1955, in Thorp, WI, a daughter of Leroy Dettman and Doris Potocnik. On July 3, 1990, in Northland Michigan she married Fred Gehrke. Diane spent much...
Read MoreDiane will be remembered as a passionate supporter for her students. My deepest condolences to Issac and family. She will be missed by many.
Carolyn Akins
May 07, 2025 | School
I will always remember Diane for the friend and encouragement she was to me. I was the para in her classroom for the 2011-2012 school year. She had a sense of humor and was instrumental in me finally getting diagnosed with ADHD myself. One day I came in and was having trouble focusing. So she told me to go upstairs and get a Coke a Cola out of the vending Machine because it´s proven that caffeine has the opposite effects on the brain of someone with ADHD. It mellows us out. I tried it and in...
Robin Thompson
May 06, 2025 | Work
Diane was a great friend, one that I will never forget. She had a heart of gold. We would sit for hours and just laugh. She loved horses and her dogs and cats. She loved the lord and was a wonderful servant. Diane will always be remembered and loved. She was my true friend.
Karen Woods
May 06, 2025 | Friend