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Portrait of DiAnne M. Steele
In loving memory of

DiAnne M. Steele

June 30, 1937 – December 2, 2018
Lived 81 years
Osage Memorial Cemetery · Osage, iowa
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DiAnne M. Steele, age 81, of Osage, Iowa, died Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center Emergency Room, in Osage.

Cremation has taken place.

Private family memorial services will be held. In Lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials are directed to the Ronald McDonald House and mailed to, Everett Steele, 925 Heritage Drive, Apt. 103, Osage, IA 50461.

DiAnne was born June 30, 1937, in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Mae LaDean (Cox) Lewis. She attended school in Decorah and graduated from Decorah High School.

DiAnne was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Everett Steele, on May 25, 1957, in Decorah. She worked alongside Everett at their grocery store, Steele’s Super Valu, in Osage, from 1973 to 1999, and at the same time taking care of their family. DiAnne received Angel status for 50 years in Gamma Omega Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi International.

She loved to read and having her family visit, so that she could make their favorite dishes. DiAnne was a very talented seamstress and made numerous outfits for herself and her daughters.

DiAnne is survived by her husband, Everett Steele of Osage; her five children: Dawn (Carl) Leonard of Osage, Deb (Chuck) Castner of Greenfield, Minnesota, Kim (Tim) Blair of Keosauqua, Dan (Sharon) Steele of Cary, Illinois, and Marc (Marti) Steele of St. Ansgar; grandchildren: Adam, Eve, Caitlin, Lucy, Nathan, Steven, Alesha, Tayler, Johann, Jackson, Sam, Maggi, Riley, Rubi, and Henry; great-grandchildren: Domonic, Noelle, Deven, Olivia, Ayden, Mason, Simon, Andrew, Shelby, Adelyn, Jace, Kynslee, Trenton, and Jacob; and by her sister, Sibyle Jane Subiono of Edgewood, New Mexico.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

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1937
Born June 30
1939
DiAnne was 2 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1944
DiAnne was 7 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1951
DiAnne was 14 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
DiAnne was 25 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
DiAnne was 39 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
DiAnne was 45 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1997
DiAnne was 60 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
DiAnne was 64 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
DiAnne was 73 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2018
Passed away December 2, age 81
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The Steele name at Osage Memorial Cemetery

Everett Vernon Steele1936 – 2019
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