She grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she met her future husband, Charles Oldfather. Diane pursued her love of learning and travel by studying at Oxford University in England before moving to be with Charles in Lincoln.
Diane was very involved in the Lincoln community. She was a Trustees for the Nebraska Historical Society Foundation, was a active member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, Holy Trinity Church, and an owner of Hearts Content Needlework shop.
Diane is survived by her two children, David (Roxanne) Oldfather of Kearney, NE and Jane (Corey) Light of Deerfield, IL, her 6 grandchildren, Robert (Kara Sargent) and David Light , Tiffany (Preston) Hurrell, Timmari (Alan) Byrn, Sarah and Anne Oldfather; 5 great grandchildren; sister Francis Baker and sister-in-law Germaine Oldfather and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Charles.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on July 26, 2022, at Kearney Cemetery, 4400 I Avenue.
Memorials – Lighthouse, 2601 N Street, Lincoln, NE 68510, the Archway Foundation, 3060 East 1st Street, Kearney, NE, 68847, or the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, 128 North 13th Street,
Suite 1010, Lincoln, NE, 68508.