Diane D. Hatlevig

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD - 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Diane D. Hatlevig, 73, of Rushford, Minn. died on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, in Rushford. Diane was born on January 27, 1937, in Rushford to Leonard and Rose (Cordes) Helleland. Diane lived her entire life in the Rushford Area. She was a graduate of Rushford High School in 1955. Diane was a 1959 graduate of the Community Memorial Hospital Nurses Training Program. On January 28, 1961, Diane married Merlin Hatlevig in Rushford. Diane's career as a nurse began in surgery at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, Minn. She worked as a charge Nurse at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford for a short time. The majority of Diane's nursing career was spent at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wis. She was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Rushford. Diane is survived by her four children: Sandy Heintz of Houston, Minn., Judy Hatlevig of Rushford, Dean Hatlevig of Rushford, and Lucinda (Scott) Bedward of Eleva, Wis.; four grandchildren: Melissa Heintz, Zach, Tanner, and Dalton Bedward; one great-grandchild, Colton; sister in laws: Donna Feller of Money Creek, Minn., Diane (Dean) Darrington of Yucatan, Minn., Pat Wenzel of Rushford, and Irene Hatlevig of Rushford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Merlin on May 13, 2009, and by her parents. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August, 28, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Rushford with the Venerable Benjamin I. Scott and Rev. Brenda Ziebell officiating. Burial will be in the Rushford Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford, and one hour prior to the service on Saturday at church. Leave a memory of Diane and sign her online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com