Diane Deering, 70, of Willowbrook passed away peacefully on June 25, 2021, following a valiant fight with cancer.
Diane was born in 1951 in Chicago to Richard and Betty Noe. Diane lived in Chicago in the very early years with her dad, mom and older sister, Carole. Her mother passed away when the girls were young (6 and 4), and Richard moved the girls to Oak Park where they were parishioners of Ascension Church. Diane attended Ascension Grade School, Guerin High School and Dominican University.
Diane worked at St. Paul Federal Bank in Oak Park for 25 years, retiring as vice president of human resources.
She married Len Deering in 1979, and they celebrated their 42nd anniversary this year.
Diane was a member of the St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church for 34 years. Diane spent many years volunteering at St. Isaac Jogues, which led her to become a kindergarten aide for two years. Diane went on to renew her teaching license and taught second grade for almost three years. Teaching at St. Isaac Jogues was a very special parish connection.
She is survived by her husband, Len; her two sons, Douglas (Ellen) and Jonathan (Meghan); her grandchildren, Betty, Harriet, Francis and Dorothy; and her sister, Carole.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at Adolf Funeral Home, 7000 S. Madison St., Willowbrook.
A funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 1, at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church, 306 W. Fourth St., Hinsdale.
Interment will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Isaac Jogues Parish Catholic School, 421 S. Clay Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521 or Sisters of Providence, 1 Sisters of Providence Road, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876.
Brian Powell Funeral Directors of Hinsdale handled the arrangements.
