Diane Sue Strotman

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Diane Sue Strotman, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2022, at the age of 84. Diane Sue Shaner "Norma" was born on July 4, 1937, in Knox, PA, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Rosella Shaner. At the age of 18, Diane married Kenneth W Strotman, II, on Aug 27, 1955. He preceded her in death in 2008. Diane started working at Holiday Motel in the 60's-70's in Grasonville, MD, as maid/laundry personnel. She later worked and retired from The Pines in Easton in the late 80's. Diane was a member of the Ladies Aux. for Grasonville Fire Department. Diane enjoyed traveling and playing bingo with her beloved husband. She played bingo with family and friends from different firehouses and Moose lodges around the Eastern Shore. If she was not playing bingo or traveling, she would spend time reading and watching John Wayne westerns on television. She also loved being surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was given the name "Honey" from her first two great-grandchildren who she helped sit for in the early ages of their lives. Diane is survived by her brother Robert (Bob) of Kansas City; her children, daughter Debbie Loveland and (Larry) of Easton, MD; son, William Strotman (Stacey) of Greensboro, MD, and son, Gregory Strotman of Greensboro, MD; her grandchildren Sherry, Ruby, Nickole, Casey and Gregory II and their spouses; and her six great-grandchildren. Diane is predeceased by her loving husband, Kenneth, of 53 years of marriage; infant son, Kenneth W Strotman III; daughter, Susan; her parents LeRoy and Rosella; and her siblings, Hazel, Donald, Merle, Homer, Burton, Richard, Millard, Donna Lee, and Mary Ellen. A visitation service will be held at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newman Funeral home on Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 6:00pm-8:00pm, at 106 Shamrock Rd, Chester, MD 21619. Another visitation service will also be held at William N Rupert Mortuary on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, from 10:00am-11:00am, at 430 Mendenhall Ave, Knox, PA 16232. Burial services at Perry Chapel Cemetery in Shippenville, PA. The family wishes to send a special thank you to the staff at the Compass Regional Hospice in Centreville, MD, for their care and compassion. Memorial donations may be made in honor of Diane Strotman to Compass Hospice, 160 Coursevall Drive, Centreville, MD 21617 or to the Grasonville Volunteer Fire Department, PO BOX 457, Grasonville, MD 21638.

Diane Sue Strotman

July 4, 1937 - June 15, 2022