Diane Rinehart

Diane M. Rinehart, 79, residing in the town of Beaver, Clark County, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Marshfield Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 30, 2023, at Christ Lutheran Church in Abbotsford with Rev. Donald Bruce officiating. Diane will be laid to rest in St. Luke’s Cemetery in the town of Green Grove. Family and friends are invited to gather for a visitation at the church on Thursday evening from 5-8 p.m. and again on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the services. The honor of pallbearers belongs to Nick, Ryan, Mitchell, Andy and Ed Rinehart and Jesse Todd. Honorary pallbearers are Jena Rinehart and Julie Ducommun.

Diane was born on April 1, 1944, in Spencer, the daughter of Donald and Estella (Schweke) Prehn. She was a graduate of Spencer High School. On Aug. 29, 1963, she was united in marriage to Gerald Rinehart at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer. She was employed as a medical coder at the former Neillsville Memorial Hospital until her retirement.

She was a longtime member of Christ Lutheran Church in Abbotsford. Diane spent her free time working in the garden; creating beautiful knitted or crocheted pieces for family and friends; going square dancing with her dance partner and husband, Gerald; or just spending time at the family’s cabin on Musser Lake in Phillips.

Those who will cherish her memory are her loving husband, Gerald Rinehart; her sons, Randy (Kay) Rinehart of Owen, Richard (Denise) Rinehart of Loyal, Robert (Mary Ann) Rinehart of Willard and Scott (Eva) Rinehart of Bruce; her 19 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and her brother, Allen (Nancy) Prehn of Abbotsford. She is further survived by her best friends, Carol Luepke of Marshfield and Violet Weber of Marshfield; and her beloved canine companion “Oreo,” along with many other relatives and friends.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather, Edward Gunia and her great-grandson, Taylor.

If desired, memorials in Diane’s name can be directed to Christ Lutheran Church in Abbotsford.

Diane’s arrangements are under the care of Life Tributes Funeral Home, Spencer. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.lifetributesfuneralhome. com.

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