Diane C. Perrone died in her home in Phoenix on January 10, 2022 after a battle with heart disease and kidney cancer. She was born on November 15, 1943 and was 78 years young.
Diane was a faith-filled and faithful woman who raised five children. She was also a teacher for much of her life, a pilot, and a published writer. She loved to dance and sing!
She is preceded in death by her parents John and Evelyn Perrone, her niece Juli and her aunt Rena Perrone.
She is survived by her sister and brother in law: Christine and Michael Bartlett, her 5 children: Kimberly Mampe, Gregory S. Gorak, Mark Gorak, Jason Gorak and Gia Perrone. She also leaves behind 16 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren as well as nieces, nephews and cousins.
A visitation will be held at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM with a rosary service at 6 pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 5045 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix on Friday, February 4, 2022 at 10:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers please donate to your cancer cause of choice. Condolences may be expressed at www.whitneymurphyfuneralhome.com
Christine
Kim and Gia,
Hugs to you and yours in mourning your fun, fascinating Mom and the earth’s loss of this strong woman. I know that you bless all of us around you by sharing her spirit, kindness and everything else you love about her! I hope you hear lots of wonderful stories at her celebration and I am sorry to have to miss it.
Christine
Fr Marv T Knighton
Dear Kim, Gregory, Mark , Jason,and Gia
My thoughts and prayers are with you upon the passing of your mom. Diane was a great mom, grandmother and dear friend to so many. Her deep faith truly was shown in her life. It her faith that will hopefully strengthen you at this time. It is that faith which hopefully enhance you to believe that Diane’s “life is simply changed, not ended.” I hold you all in prayer.
In the Risen Christ,
Fr. Marvin T Knighton
Janet Nelson
I met Diane at St. Jude’s school in Wauwatosa. I was privileged to be part of her prayer group for 39 years. As long as that sounds, I was the newbie in the group. Jane and Diane started praying in about 1970. They lived around the corner from each other on Bluemound Rd. and 95th St. in Milwaukee. It was thanks to a couple of mischievous kids that they met and started praying together. They always said they started praying because they needed to know God still loved moms who yelled at their kids a lot!
Ellen began praying with them a few years later and I joined them in 1982. There were several other women who were part of the prayer group over the years, but by the mid-80s, the group settled down to just the four of us. Through the years as each of us moved out of the neighborhood, our commitment to the Lord and to praying for our families kept us together. When Diane moved to Phoenix, we still kept our weekly commitment to pray together by calling Diane and using the speaker or Facetime on our phones.
Jane, Ellen and I have wonderful memories of Diane’s deep spirituality, her marvelous sense of humor, her awesome wittiness and her gift of writing. She often wrote poems to celebrate our birthdays and Christmas. They are some of our prized possessions. We miss her beyond description, but we rejoice in knowing she is with Jesus and that she’s saving a place for us around a table set with coffee, tea and chocolate!
Though unable to be there for the celebration of Diane’s life, we wanted you to know we will continue to pray for all of you – her children, grandchildren and great-granddaughters!
Kevin DeOrsey
Dear Kim, Greg, Mark , Jason, Gia, and Chris
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you on the passing of your mom and sister. Diane was a great mom, sister, grandmother and friend to many. I will always remember the fun times we had playing cards at family events in Michigan and her telling me as a child it was okay to eat dessert first!
Prayers and hugs to all. Wish we could be with you all in Phoenix.
Love,
Kevin, Gina, Madison, and Ryan DeOrsey
Jennifer Christophel
It was with great sadness that I learned of my Aunt Diane’s passing. She will always have a special place in my heart. I apologize to her for not keeping in touch. Love and prayers go out to my cousins and the rest of her family.
Gregory S. Gorak
Fr. Marvin,
Give me a call. In Phoenix till Sat a.m. Greg 414 275 1673
Marcie Walmsley
Just wanting the whole family to know that Diane was such a good friend, confidante and prayer partner. I met her as a massage therapist when she came to Phoenix and she was my first client when I was certified as a craniosacral therapist. She was always encouraging. We had so many laughs, cries, lunches and stories shared. What a grand and beautiful soul. I am honored to have been her friend. Blessings to you all.
Donna DeOrsey
To Greg, Mark, Jason , Kim and Gia,
Today I sit with my own sadness knowing that Diane and Charlie have left us. . It does bring me a sense of comfort knowing they are together They both were such a light in our lives. When they were in a room, you knew they were there. Their laughter and silliness was what separated them from the rest. They both loved to dance, (even if it was on tables)Diane listen with a open mind and heart with no judgement. I will truly miss my cousin and friend. I will dance with you on the other side. Loving you with all my heart, Your cousin and Friend, Donna