Diana Faye BackusDiana Faye Backus, 69, of North Webster, passed away at 1:36 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at her residence in North Webster.
She was born to William and Faye Collins Sopher on April 22, 1952, in Wabash.
Diana was a 1970 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Dan Backus July 4, 1976. He passed away April 2010. She worked at Jellystone Park Camp Resort in Pierceton. Diana loved to go shopping, enjoyed camping, cooking, gardening and most of all loved her family and her grandchildren, and her sweet dog, Baby.
Diana is survived by her mother, Faye Sopher, of Wabash; one son, Bret (Jeanna), of Mentone; three daughters: Felicia Baker, of Syracuse; Angela Backus, of North Webster; and Krista (Luke) Bradley, of Rochester; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Billy Sopher, of Wabash. She was proceeded in death by her father, William Sopher; and husband, Dan Backus.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17 at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Brad Wright officiating. Burial will follow at Falls Cemetery in Wabash.
Visitation for family and friends will be two hours prior to the funeral service from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
McDonald Funeral Homes, Wabash Chapel, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, have been trusted with Diana Backus’s final arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.
