White, Diane Marie (Heistand) (1962 - 2024)

WHITE, HEISTAND

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/5/2024 at 15:37:07

Name of deceased: Diane Marie White (nee Heistand)

Aged: 62 yrs, 2 mo, 14 days

Residence: Neola, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: Jan. 16, 1962; Denison, Crawford County, IA

Died: March 30, 2024; location not provided

Funeral services: Saturday, April 6, 2024; First Christian Church, Woodbine, IA

Survived by: Husband, Fred White of Neola, IA; sons, Colton White (spouse, Brenna) of Neola, IA, Caleb White and (spouse, Katie) of Shelby, IA, Ethan White (spouse, Molly Collins) of Princeton, KS and Emmett White (fiancée, Kelbi Smith) of Wayne, NE; grandchildren, Braylee, Brantley, Nora and Callie; brothers, Norman Heistand (spouse, Dorothy) of Vinton, IA and Henry Heistand of Cortez, CO; sister, Margaret (spouse, Gary) Reihman of Williamsburg, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Lawrence and Rose (nee Probasco) Heistand; brother, Carl Heistand; sisters, Rita Scichilone and Norma Heistand

Education: Graduated from Woodbine (IA) High School, Class of 1980. She then attended Dana College, Blair, NE, where she graduated with a degree in education.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Fred White; Aug. 1984; Montana

Employment: After receiving her teaching degree, Diane was hired at the Tri-Center School District as a junior high remedial reading teacher, before moving on to teaching 4th grade there. After she finished her master’s degree in education administration, she was hired as the Tri-Center Community Schools, Neola, IA as an elementary principal. Diane retired in 2017, after 33 years in the Tri-Center School District.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved going to Goodwill to find treasures, cooking delicious meals, tending her garden, playing Cribbage, following her boys' school activities; she had a passion for music, but mostly, she loved being a grandmother.

Sources: knodfm.com; foutsfuneralhome.com