Diane Rose Ramey

1960 - 2021

Diane Rose Ramey rejoined her beloved parents and the Lord on April 5, 2021, following surgical complications in Hilton Head, S.C.

Diane was born Aug. 19, 1960, and raised in Ringtown by Helen I. and Daniel G. Grow Sr. She never lost touch with her family's proud roots in Schuylkill County; she returned frequently, and ensured her children learned the region's history and spent time there every year with their grandparents.

Diane greatly admired her parents. Her mother, Helen, 1930-2016, was a homemaker who raised five children, and her father, Dan, 1930-2003, was a businessman and public servant, having been elected as sheriff of Schuylkill County and then twice as a magisterial district judge.

After graduating from North Schuylkill High School, Diane studied pharmacy and graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1983.

Diane pursued a remarkable career as a pharmacist and entrepreneur. After her first pharmacy job at Fair Acres in Media, she co-founded Burman's Home Health Care in 1987. The business soon established a retail presence in Brookhaven which lasted until its sale in 2003. Diane's career then took her to PerformRx in Philadelphia, where she met her husband, Terry, and later to executive positions as a healthcare compliance officer and sought-after national consultant.

Her greatest achievements, however, were the love and friendship Diane shared with her family and friends. She was also a true super-mom, both a full-time business owner and the proud mother of three children from her first marriage, Brett, Erica and Natalie Burman, who nicknamed her "Moopster." As adults, all three kids were accustomed to having strangers convey great affection for their mother. Diane was truly one-of-a-kind.

Her favorite pastimes included tennis, swimming, and a passion for nature's beauty. She particularly loved the ocean, and across three decades spent every summer at the shore in Cape May County.

Diane is survived by many who love and will forever miss her thoughtfulness, loyal companionship, strength of character and beauty: husband, Terry Ramey; children, Brett, Erica and Natalie Burman; siblings, Dan Grow Jr. (Donna), Jane Long (Gregory), Donna 'Dee' Guida (Ralph) and Russell Grow; stepchildren, Brian and Nick Ramey; Diane's other stepchildren and many in-laws; 13 nieces and nephews; innumerable friends.

Services will be held at noon April 17, 2021, at Oaks Ballroom in Glenolden, Pa. All are welcome to attend (masks required). In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a donation in Diane's memory to United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania.