Diana L. "Dee" Witte

KEWANEE – Diana L. “Dee” Witte, 64, of Kewanee, died at 11:22 a.m., Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, IL.

Private services will be held at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee with Linnea Gustafson officiating. There will be a Celebration of Life starting at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19 at Catalapa Grove in Toulon. Memorials may be directed to the Lupus Foundation of America, 2121 K Street, NW, Ste. 200, Washington DC 20037.

She was born July 21, 1959 in Elkhorn, WI, the daughter of Gary and Vivian (Way) Krause. She married Carl W. Witte on June 17, 1978 in Kewanee. Survivors include her mother of Toulon, her husband of Kewanee, her two daughters, Mandy (Josh) Leezer of Kewanee and Emily Witte of Madison, WI, two brothers, Gary (Machele) Krause of Princeville and Bob Krause of Kewanee, a sister, Janine (Kenny) Streitmatter of Toulon, her two grandchildren, Kaiden and Raylei Leezer and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, a sister, Karen Roberts and a brother, Michael Krause.

Dee was a homemaker and in her early years had worked at Excelled Sheepskin and Leather in Kewanee and Bryton Technology in West Jersey. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Kewanee. She enjoyed shopping, riding her motorcycle and her “grand puppies.” Most of all she enjoyed her family and the time spent with her grandchildren. 

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