Diane R. (Fink) Mills

Diane R. (Fink) Mills, 82, wife of Walter E. Mills, died Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at her Stuart, FL home. She was a long time Collegeville, PA resident.

Diane was born on March 30, 1941, in Allentown, PA, to the late Lawson J. and Madeline L. (Sittler) Fink. She was raised in Coplay, PA and earned her degree in elementary education from Kutztown University.

In addition to being a homemaker, Diane taught in the Allentown School District and at South Elementary School, Perkiomen Valley School District. While attending college, she was an organist-choir director for Coplay United Methodist Church. She also taught piano for Jaworski's Music Center, Phoenixville, PA.

Diane was a longtime member of Augustus Lutheran Church, Trappe, PA, where she was a member of the choir, the hand bell choir, and the worship and music committee. She also attended Peace Presbyterian Church, Stuart, where she was a choir member and pianist.

Diane was a member of the Community Club Of Collegeville, where she and the late Dorothy Keffer formed the Triple C's choral group. She sang with the Coventry Singers, Pottstown, PA, and the Treasure Coast Community Singers, Jensen Beach, FL. She also was a Friday evening pianist at the Miles Grant County Club, Stuart, and a volunteer usher for the Lyric Theater, Stuart. Music was a big part of Diane's life. She sang, played the piano and her marimba whenever and wherever she could.

In addition to her husband of 55 years, Diane is survived by her son, Bradley Mills and his wife, Erin Sweetsir-Mills, Collegeville; and her grandchildren Novalee, Charlotte, and Jackson.

Diane's memorial service will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 15th, at Augustus Lutheran Church, 717 W. Main St., Trappe, PA, 19426, with the Rev. Thomas T. Kochenderfer, Jr., Associate and Visitation Pastor, officiating. A livestream will be available at https://www.augustustrappe.org/. Burial will be private in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 10:00 to 10:45 AM, Saturday, at church. Memorial contributions may be made to Augustus Lutheran Church-Music Program, or Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation, Mayes Center, 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997, https://treasurehealth.org/292/Donate. Arrangements are by Aycock Funeral Home - Young & Prill Chapel, Stuart, and Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc., Trappe.