Diana Thompson

Diana M. Thompson, 66, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 15, 2019 at her home in Park Falls, Wisconsin after a courageous battle against cancer.

Diana was born on November 14, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John and Arlene (Westfallen) Howe. She grew up in Libertyville, Illinois and graduated from Libertyville High School in 1970. Diana worked as a directory assistance operator in Libertyville and eventually transferred to the office in Davenport. It was in Davenport that she met Theodore Thompson; they were married on June 5, 1976. Later, she worked as a chiropractic assistant and eventually opened a daycare in her home which she operated for 25 years in Bettendorf. Diana enjoyed the outdoors, including camping, fishing and hiking in the woods.

She is survived by her husband, Ted; her children, Matthew (Leigh) Thompson, Davenport, and Kristin (Justin) Moore, Omaha, Nebraska; her grandchildren, Ellie, Jack, Thea and Jayce; brothers, John (Laurie) Howe, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Charles Howe, Town of Draper, Wisconsin, and Michael (Bobbie Jean) Howe, Winter, Wisconsin; sisters-in-law, Barbara (Steve) Untiedt of Pleasant Valley Patricia (Steve) Scranton of Taylor Ridge, Illinois and Cheri (Ron) Rogers, Monument, Colorado; an uncle, Robert Howe, Chicago. She also leaves behind many good friends and former daycare charges.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Diana at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Davenport.  Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home in Davenport with a 4:00 p.m. prayer service. There will be additional visitation Saturday morning from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass in the gathering space at church. Interment will be in Davenport Memorial Park.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, or the University of Iowa - Stead Family Children's Hospital.