DIANE WETHERILL

DIANE RITA (McMeel) WETHERILL  
Passed away peacefully on December 5, 2017. Diane lived a full life and will be forever missed by her family and friends. She was born on September 21,1935 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Lucile (Barta) and John McMeel. She graduated in 1953 from Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, then attended University of Maryland where she was a Pi Beta Phi. In 1957, Diane married her sweetheart, John Price Wetherill, IV. Together they raised two boys and played many rounds of tennis at Edgemoore Club. She worked in the Department of Pediatric Epidemiology at NIH for 25 years. Diane enjoyed needlework, playing bridge and hosting her annual New Year's Eve party. Diane volunteered extensively in her neighborhood, community and church. She was blessed with a group of lifelong girlfriends whom she cherished. Her energy, generosity and kindness infused everything she did and her endless love touched the lives of all she met. Diane was preceded in death by her beloved husband John Price Wetherill, IV and her granddaughter, Haley Wetherill. She was mother to her adoring children, John Price (Amy) Wetherill, V and Wallace Prescott (Beth) Wetherill; and grandmother to, Matthew, Lucy, Timothy Wetherill and Justin Grondine. She is also survived by her brother and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. Wallace McMeel. A dessert reception will be hosted by her family at Ingleside at King Farm, 701 King Farm Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, on December 15, 2017 at 7 p.m. Interment will occur at St. Paul's Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, DC on December 16, 2017 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Haley Wetherill Memorial Fund (c/o Fort Wayne Community Foundation) or the Ingleside at King Farm Residence Fund.