Diane Marie Wheeler

Diane Marie (Strasser) Wheeler, 72, of Onalaska, after a valiant 10 year battle with cancer, was called home on August 23, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Sparta, WI. She was born on November 12, 1945 in La Crosse to John and Alice (Veglahn) Strasser. After graduating from Aquinas High School in 1963, she worked for La Crosse Telephone Co. Diane married Wayne Wheeler on October 14, 1967 and they had two children. Diane and Wayne moved to Oshkosh, WI and she continued working for Wisconsin Telephone Co. until she retired. After they both retired they moved to Onalaska, WI. Diane loved spending time with family playing cards, camping and going to games as she was an avid Brewers, Packers and Wisconsin Badger fan.

Diane is survived by her daughter Paula (Brian) Noe, a son Scott (Marlene King) Wheeler, four grandchildren Stephanie Wheeler, Alexander, Nathaniel and Matthew Noe and two great grandsons. She is further survived by two sisters Judith Lonkoski & Sharon (Tom) Tyler, a brother James (Mary) Strasser, sister-in-law Mary (William) Colclough along with nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Jack & Michael Strasser, a niece Julie Strasser and a brother-in-law Joseph Lonkoski.

A Mass of Christian burial for both Diane and her husband Wayne will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Rev. John Parr will officiate. Private family burial will follow.  Friends may call on the family Saturday morning at the church from 9:30 A.M. until the time of Mass.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred and will be donated in Diane’s memory.