October 11, the world lost Dianna Jean (Thiel) Propson, as this humble servant of God gave her soul up to Christ.

Dianna can best be remembered for her kindness, gentle nature and giving spirit. She got her gentle, but strong, nature growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin as the daughter of Melvin and Martha Thiel and older sister to Betty (Thiel) Halpern and Lori (Thiel) Werbeckes. Never one to draw attention to herself, Dianna was the consummate volunteer. She gave her time, talent, and treasure to many organizations over the years, notably Christ the King Catholic Church and Poorest of the Poor Education Foundation (POPEF).

In her college years, Dianna met the love of her life, John George Propson. The two enjoyed 51 years of married life together. Together, they welcomed and loved three daughters: Tiffanie (Propson) Eyre, Drew Propson, and Kimberly (Propson) Bowen. Over time, the family grew to include two sons-in-law: Cliff Eyre and Jim Bowen along with nine grandchildren: Tirzah, Kaden, Levi, Kienan, and Talia Eyre and Fidelina, Beatrix, Norah and Julian Bowen.

Dianna had a deep love of children and numbers. Her early career was spent as an elementary school teacher. After returning to school herself while raising her small children, Dianna became a CPA and spent the majority of her career working in accounting for Neime, Holland & Scott and LeMaster and Daniels. She always found time to use her accounting expertise to volunteer for organizations she admired.

With so many aspects to her life, Dianna was always thinking of ways to improve things and to help out. She loved spending time with her family, gardening, arranging flowers for church, volunteering, doing jigsaw puzzles, playing card and board games and traveling. She enjoyed listening to a variety of background music whenever she was on the computer or doing household chores.

The Lord made Dianna to be an instrument of peace. She manifested a thoughtfulness that put others first. She will be lovingly carried on in the hearts of her surviving family members which include her mother, two sisters, husband, three daughters, two sons-in-law, and nine grandchildren.

There will be a rosary 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 17 at Christ the King church followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 a.m. Immediately after mass, there will be a reception in the church gathering space. A committal service, when her urn will be placed in a nitch, will take place 1:30 p.m. at Einan’s Sunset Gardens. The family invites anyone who is interested to attend.