Diane Prestemon
Diane Prestemon, 79, of Waukon, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with burial at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 30, at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.
Diane Benedict Prestemon was born July 28, 1932, in Frederic, Wis., the daughter of Percival E. and Gladys Teresa (Hanevold) Benedict. She spent her early years in the Black River Falls, Wis., area and moved with her family to Waukon when she was a junior in high school, graduating from Waukon High School in 1950. She went to work for Northwestern Bell as a long distance operator. On Dec. 20, 1953, she married Richard Gordon ?Dick? Prestemon at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Waukon. They moved to Ames, where Dick completed college and Diane worked for Northwestern Bell again. While Dick was in the service, Diane spent a year and a half with him living in Germany. Following Dick?s discharge in October 1956, they moved to Des Moines, where Diane worked for Bell Labs for five years. For the next three years they lived in Dallas Center before moving to Waukon in 1966 where they have lived ever since. For the past 10 years, Diane and Dick have enjoyed spending the winters in Ocala and Williston, Fla.
Diane was never one to stay idle long and worked in a variety of areas. She was an antiques collector and dealer and operated ?The Cellar? antique store in Waukon as well as sold through antique malls in Decorah. For a short time she worked for a jewelry distributor at local major retailers and for 10 years Diane and Dick owned and operated ?The Landmark Supper Club? between Waukon and Lansing.
Diane was a member of Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and active in Ladies Circle. She was also a former troop leader for Girl Scouts. Diane was an excellent cook and baker and also found time for caning chairs and other antique furniture, rosemaling, and doing sewing and needle point. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed all card games.
Most of her favorite times were spent with her family whether that be traveling on family vacations, following her children and grandchildren?s activities, or just relaxing with their dog, Gilbert.
Survivors include her husband, Richard ?Dick? of Waukon; two children, Kristin (Michael) Baxter of Waverly and Eric (Jodi) of Dysart; six grandchildren, Justus (Sarah) and Preston Baxter and Chelsie, Matthew, Garrett and Conner Prestemon; a great-grandchild, Aedric; two sisters, Dolores (Don) Olson of Palmdale, Calif., and Michele Rourke of Tamarac, Fla.; and a sister-in-law, Judy Benedict of Dayton, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, P.E. ?Bud? Benedict.
Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.
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Published July 27, 2012 in The Gazette
Source: http://thegazette.com/obituaries/prestemon-diane/
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