Diane Avis Wright

Diane Avis Wright passed into heaven peacefully at home, Wednesday, November 20, 2013.Born October 7, 1952, she is survived by her husband Ron, daughters Elizabeth Esther Wright (John Wilder) and Mary Katherine Wright, grandchildren Sarah Elizabeth Hutchison, Alexis Mae Goembel, and Henry Ronald Wright. She is also survived by her brothers Merton Keith (Heidi) Unnasch, Richard (Winnie) Unnasch, Jerome (Sharon) Unnasch, and sister Faye Foster, and many beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Merton and Avis Unnasch.Diane graduated with her husband Ron from Houston (MN) High School in 1970, and Winona Technical Institute in 1971. She began her professional career as a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester MN.Diane and Ron enjoyed forty-one years of marriage and have lived most of their married life in the Twin Cities.Some of the details of the last few years of Diane's life and battle with ovarian cancer can be followed on her CaringBridge site: www.caringbridge.org/visit/dianewright . She was accompanied on this final path by relatives, high school friends, church friends, neighbors, and her medical and hospice professionals.Memorials can be designated to either Silver Creek Cemetery Association or Looney Valley Lutheran Church.A celebration service to reflect on Diane's life will be on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at 6:00pm at Berean Baptist Church, 309 East County Road 42 (1 mile east of 35E), Burnsville, MN followed by visitation and fellowship.Burial service will be Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Silver Creek Cemetery at 11:00am followed by lunch and fellowship at Looney Valley Lutheran Church, Houston MN. Please share a memory of Diane, sign her online guestbook and view her video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.Hoff Funeral & Cremation Service - Houston is assisting the family with arrangements.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/445419