Diane Schelling

Rev. Diane Schelling, known affectionately as Pastor Diane, was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven on January 25, 2026. A champion of the faith, she slipped into eternity and died peacefully at home in Toms River in the presence of her daughters.

She is predeceased in death by her parents, James and Margaret Copeland, her daughter, April Schelling, and her son-in-law Chris Markland.

She leaves behind her loving children Vicki Moleen, Kim Markland, Richard Schelling and Rob Schelling along with their families: Vicki's husband, Brian Moleen, and her son Ralph Gargaloni, Jr. and his fiancée, Courtney Anderson, their daughter Savannah; daughter Kelly and husband Dustin Green, and their sons Hudson and Cooper; son, Andrew Gargaloni and his fiancée Gianna Petrocelli. Kim's daughters Marissa and Arialys Markland and sons Armone, Robert, and Dominic Markland, and his son, Westyn; Richard's daughters Jessica Schelling and Samantha and husband Aidan Gold; Rob's wife Jen and son Ryan Schelling and daughter Casey.

Diane attended college in Brooklyn and in Toms River at Ocean County College, pursuing nursing studies. Thereafter, she worked in the hospice field sharing Christ with many and offering loving care as they approached their hour of death. Her passion for achievement and success motivated her in a new direction. As a realtor at Crossroads Realty for thirty years, she made a name for herself as a tireless worker, compassionate soul, and competitive sales representative. She labored intensely so buyers and sellers could achieve their dreams. Many customers would thank her years later, attributing her efforts as instrumental in securing them a home. As a million-dollar producer, she earned numerous accolades, awards and frequently found her name on the board as Sales Person of the Month. Her greatest and most significant real estate deal was acquiring the land for her church, Jesus is Lord Fellowship in Toms River, which she attended for thirty years.

Despite her successful professional endeavors, her true calling was ministry, and her example of service is a model for us all. As a spiritual leader, she was a Church Elder, preacher, speaker, Cell Leader, Missionary, and Prayer Warrior. She preached in the Philippines, India, Thailand, and witnessed in China.

A fierce intercessor, penetrating the heavens with prayers daily, she vocally shared Jesus everywhere she went: the fuel attendant who pumped her gas, the postal worker giving her mail, the waitress serving her that famous hot water, the grocery store cashier ringing up her many boxes of granola bars and to the less fortunate in the welfare motels, the streets, and nations overseas. She not only shared Jesus; she breathed Jesus. You could not encounter Diane without hearing about her best friend, her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. However, the impact of her message was accompanied with prayer, faith, love, service, and substance. Her Spirit will live on in her family and in the hundreds, if not thousands of lives she touched.