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Dianne was born in Ontario Canada on November 24, 1951, and was the only child of John and Phyllis Smyth. She graduated from Cuesta College and went on to have a 21-year career at Kruger Bensen Ziemer Architects where she was their bookkeeper.
Dianne married Greg Cannaday, and they spent the next 46 years taking trips to see the wildflowers at Figueroa Mountain every year as well as enjoying the Museum of Natural History, the Botanic Gardens and all the natural beauty and animals Santa Barbara has to offer.
Arrangements entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary
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