Dianne French Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 26, 2023, at the age of 81, Dianne French of Calmar, Iowa passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dianne French to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Lawrence Anthony and Johanna J. "Bernice" Buchheit (Huinker); her brother Ronald Buchheit; and her granddaughter Cecilia Caroline Mendelsohn. She is survived by: her husband Phil; her children, Patty (Lloyd Phillips), Annette (Doyle Speer), Cheryl (Scott Hotvedt), Stephanie French of Windhoek, Namibia and Philip C. (Dawn French); her grandchildren, Allie Hotvedt, Mitchell, Kelsey Phillips, Walker Hotvedt, Jenna, Zane Sackville, Mia French, Tori Speer, Philip E. French, Felix and Simon Mendelsohn; her siblings, Anna Mae Bergan Davis of Ridgeway and Kevin; and her sister-in-law Nancy Buchheit of Festina, Iowa..