Obituary of Diane Margaret Rinehart

Diane M. Rinehart 1944-2023

Age 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 AM 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 PM to 8 PM and again on Friday from 10 AM until time of 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 August 29, 1963, she was united in marriage to Gerald Rinehart at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer. She was employed at Debra Stutte Chiropractic in Loyal for a time before working 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; nieces, Melissa Schultz and Crystal Prehn 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.