Diane Alma (Prielipp) Via

Diane(Prielipp)Via, age 71 of Parsons, TN passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on October 23, 2016. She was born in Deerfield, Michigan on September 5, 1945 to Cecelia and Theodore Prielipp.Diane graduated from Deerfield High School in 1963. She married Milton"Jack"Via and they settled down in Berkey, Ohio and raised a son, Michael. She had two beautiful grandchildren, Jennifer and Chad. Upon retiring Diane and Jack moved to Parsons, TN.She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Donna Wilson and her brothers, Leroy Prielipp and Raymond Prielipp.She is survived by her husband, Jack, son, Michael, grandchildren, Jennifer and Chad, sister, Erma Jones and numerous nieces and nephews.Memorial Service will be held at Oakdale Funeral Home in Parsons, TN on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 1:00 PMBro. Doug. Hampton will officiate the service.  PoemI cannot say, and I will not say that she is dead--she is just away!With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand,she has wandered into an unknown land,and left us dreaming how very fair it needsmust be, since she lingers there.And you--O you, who wildest yearnfor the old time step and glad return,think of her faring on, as dear in the loveof there as the love of here; think of heras still the same, I say; She is not dead--she is just away!