Diane Ruth Wittkopf (nee Marquardt) was born November 20, 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Harold John Marquardt and Ruth Marion Marquardt (nee Bartelt), and passed into eternal life on November 2, 2019 at Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Diane is a graduate of Brookfield Central High School and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lakeland College. Diane retired in 2015 after a long and successful career at the Perlick Corporation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She married Robert Jon Wittkopf on August 21, 1965 at Trinity United Church of Christ in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Diane served her community through her love of music and church activities, and took great pride in seeing her sons, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews grow up. She is preceded in death by her husband Robert, father Harold, father-in-law Walter “Rollie” Wittkopf, and mother-in-law Marge Wittkopf. Diane is survived by her mother Ruth Marquardt (nee Bartelt), sons Scott and Jon (Wynn, nee Wiese), grandchildren Robyn (Zac), Kurth, Auretta, Loren, Erika, and Coleton; brothers David (Judy) Marquardt and Dean (Connie) Marquardt, sister Dona Williamson, brother-in-law Thomas (Judi) Wittkopf, sister-in-law Janet Wittkopf, and nieces and nephews.
Family will receive visitors at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, N36 W24130 Pewaukee Road, Hwy 164, Pewaukee, Wisconsin, on Saturday, November 9, 2019, from 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM with a Memorial Service at 11:00 AM. Interment will be held at Gardens of Stone Bank, on the corner of Hwy K and West Shore Drive in Stone Bank, at 1:30 PM.
In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to Shepherd of the Hills.