Diane A. Wilson

(nee Siewerth) On July 6, 2022 of Washington Twp. Age 84. Beloved wife of Thomas. Devoted mother of Jeanne Quinnette (Richard), Joanne Murray, and Susan Aitken (Robert). Loving grandmother of Eric (Julie), Bri Anna, Sarah, Andrew (Emily), Elizabeth, and Abigail. Proud great-grandmother of 3. Dear sister of Bruce Siewerth (Sarane). Loved by nieces, Ariel and Alison.

Diane was born to Walter & Ethel Siewerth on October 16, 1937. She grew up in Chicago with her brother Bruce and graduated from Senn High School in 1955. As a teenager she played the piano for many years and enjoyed synchronized swimming.  Diane met Air Force serviceman Thomas Wilson of Woodstown, NJ, on a blind date at a bowling party while he was stationed nearby. They married on June 9, 1956, in
Chicago, and spent their first year of marriage based in Germany prior to settling in Pitman, NJ. They enjoyed the next 66 years in devoted companionship.  Raising three girls, Jeanne, Joanne and Susan, Diane excelled as a homemaker and devoted mother. She volunteered in PTA, Girl Scouts, and Band Parents; she was even the lifeguard, Daisy, for Girl Scout day camp each summer! She passed along her love of plants, baking, reading, and her boundless creativity to her girls. When Diane wasn’t making her home a place of warmth, she could be found at her sewing machine, sewing clothes for her entire family, as well as making
extra money as a tailor. Later she wove that skill into creating quilts, tote bags and many other decorative items with her embroidery machine. Throughout the years, Diane exhibited a professional level of excellence in many areas including cake decorating, framing, crocheting, porcelain doll making and taught continuing education classes in tole painting. She loved the theatre and even spent several years working at a college with designers to create costumes for the productions. She was patient, gentle and kind, yet with a wry sense of humor. Diane’s family and friends will miss her immensely.

Diane’s life will be honored and remembered privately by her family.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Diane’s memory may be made to American Diabetes Association, PO Box 15829, Arlington, VA 22215 or www.diabetes.org.

“A Life Well Lived Is Worth Remembering”