Obituary for Dianne Stearns
Rose Hill - Dianne Elaine Stearns, 75, died, Saturday, October 29th, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born on November 17th, 1946, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Lawrence Dean and Ella Fern Chenoweth Meyer. Dianne married Gary Stearns on December 18th, 1976, at the United Methodist Church, Haviland, KS. They were married for 45 years.
Dianne attended Haviland High School and graduated in 1964. Dianne entered the nursing program at Southwestern College in Winfield, KS, and later obtained her Bachelors degree in Nursing at Wichita State University in 1976. She was a nurse practitioner at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita until her retirement. She was an avid Kansas sports fan and enjoyed traveling, gardening, reading books, and spending time with her grandchildren. Dianne’s biggest pride and joy were her sons, and she never ran out of stories to tell about their shenanigans growing up.
She was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence Dean and Ella Fern Chenoweth; her twin brother, Donald Chenoweth; and her son, Mark Stearns.
Dianne is survived by her husband, Gary Stearns of Rose Hill, KS, two sons Shawn (Jamie) Stearns of Liberty, MO, and Kyle (Kathleen) Stearns of Gladstone, MO; five grandchildren Alex Stearns, Parrish Munro, Jessikah Munro, Aaron Stearns and Blythe Stearns; two brothers Richard (Marybeth) Chenoweth of Brighton, CO, and Daryl (Sherry) Chenoweth of Normal, IL; and many nieces and nephews.
[In lieu of flowers] memorial contributions may be made to Kansas Humane Society.
emorial Service will be at 10:30 am, Saturday, November 5th, 2022 at Smith Family Mortuary Chapel, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby, Kansas, 67037. Inurnment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
Dianne attended Haviland High School and graduated in 1964. Dianne entered the nursing program at Southwestern College in Winfield, KS, and later obtained her Bachelors degree in Nursing at Wichita State University in 1976. She was a nurse practitioner at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita until her retirement. She was an avid Kansas sports fan and enjoyed traveling, gardening, reading books, and spending time with her grandchildren. Dianne’s biggest pride and joy were her sons, and she never ran out of stories to tell about their shenanigans growing up.
She was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence Dean and Ella Fern Chenoweth; her twin brother, Donald Chenoweth; and her son, Mark Stearns.
Dianne is survived by her husband, Gary Stearns of Rose Hill, KS, two sons Shawn (Jamie) Stearns of Liberty, MO, and Kyle (Kathleen) Stearns of Gladstone, MO; five grandchildren Alex Stearns, Parrish Munro, Jessikah Munro, Aaron Stearns and Blythe Stearns; two brothers Richard (Marybeth) Chenoweth of Brighton, CO, and Daryl (Sherry) Chenoweth of Normal, IL; and many nieces and nephews.
[In lieu of flowers] memorial contributions may be made to Kansas Humane Society.
emorial Service will be at 10:30 am, Saturday, November 5th, 2022 at Smith Family Mortuary Chapel, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby, Kansas, 67037. Inurnment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery.