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Diana Brue Obituary
Brue, Diana Marie
LOWVILLE TOWNSHIP– Diana Marie Brue, age 66, of Lowville Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.
Diana was born on Sept. 13, 1954, the daughter of Howard and Arline Mae (Karstetter) Fast. She married Dale Donald Brue on June 7, 1986, at Poynette United Methodist Church in Poynette, Wis. She worked for PDQ and Ward Brodt Music in Madison, McDonalds in Poynette and Portage, and last, Walmart in Portage. Diana loved arts and crafts, sewing, and ceramics, played softball and bowled and was active in 4-H.
She is survived by her husband, Dale; her children, Albertina (Shaun) Derr, Morrisonville, Wis., Christopher Brue, Columbus, Ohio, and Benjamin Brue, Poynette, Wis.; three grandchildren, Lilian, Howard, and Daphne Buss; brother, David Fast, Roanoke, Va.; brother-in-law, Michel Berndt, Wonewoc, Wis.; very dear friends, Char Stevenson and Marilyn Leum; nieces, nephews, and other dear relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Gloria Berndt.
A celebration of life will be held at ARLINGTON COMMERCIAL CENTER, 200 Commercial St., Arlington, WI 53911, on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Diana's memory to Poynette School District's Band Department and UW Carbone Cancer Center.
The family would like to thank the staff at UW Health for their care and support.
Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in (www.pmmfh.com) is assisting the family.
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Daphne buss
September 10, 2024
hello, I'm Daphne her grandchild and daughter of Albertina. We all miss her a lot, especially my mother, were planning on planting something of her this Friday as an appreciation for her life. I don't know what else to say I just read over this once again bye bye
Sandra Hagemann
August 21, 2021
So very sorry for your loss! May God send you his comfort and strength during this troubling time.
Candy Henkelman
July 25, 2021
Diana was a great friend and an awesome coworker we both worked at Walmart in different departments but we would run into each other when we have the wrong clothing in the wrong departments but even working together she was a great friend outside of work too she cared about others when she found out I was sick she said what else could go wrong I said you need to not worry so much when I found out she had breadt cancer I felt so sad and why to a great person like your self my memories are that we had a great friendship at work and end of laughter even though we were working love you Diana you will be missed but never forgotten my friend
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