NORTH WEBSTER — Diana Lynn Wade, 66, Syracuse, passed away at 7:10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne.
She was born March 2, 1951, in South Bend, to Robert and Joyce Shock Cripe.
She attended Jackson High School in South Bend and was married on Nov. 29, 1985, in Syracuse, to Dean A. Wade, who survives.
She moved to the Syracuse area in 1981 from Nappanee and worked at Syracuse Rubber Products Inc. for 14 years.
She is survived by her husband, Dean Wade, Syracuse; five daughters: Gina (Jeramie) Rockey, Columbia City; Tammy (Scott) Southern, Elwood; Shannon (Cash) Jacobs, North Webster; Jobyna (Ken) McCann, Middlebury; and Jamie Thorpe, Tennessee; a son, Andy (Kelli) Willis, Arizona; 19 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Kathy (Jim) Manges, South Bend, and Susan (Pat) Hudkins, New York; and a brother, Robbie Cripe, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw.
A celebration of life gathering will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive, Syracuse.
Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials to the Diana Wade Funeral Fund, c/o Owen Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 72, North Webster, IN 46555.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Mrs. Wade, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
