Baltisberger, Diane 1943-2009

BALTISBERGER, THORNTON, BRINK

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Date: 7/7/2010 at 16:06:21

Grinnell Herald-Register (Grinnell, Iowa) July 6, 2009

DIANE BALTISBERGER

Diane Baltisberger, 65, of Grinnell died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service was held Friday, July 3, 2009, at Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Susan Sanning, Grinnell Regional Hospice chaplain, officiating. Organist was Denise Baustian and vocalist was Rhonda Minner. Pallbearers were Joyce Ashby, Norma Brignon, Donna Keup, Pam Kinnaird, Harriet Lincoln, and Judy Sears. Honorary bearers were her fellow members of the Grinnell High School Class of 1962. Burial was in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell.

Memorial contributions may be made to Grinnell Regional Hospice or Grinnell Regional Home Health Care.

The daughter of Clark and Faye Thornton Brink, she was born Sept. 6, 1943, in Ames. She was raised in Grinnell and was a 1962 graduate of Grinnell High School. Following her education she was employed with GTE and later with Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company.

On Jan. 20, 1968, she was united in marriage with Gerald E. Baltisberger in Shenandoah. The couple continued to live in Grinnell and she was employed for her father at Clark's GMC Sales as a secretary, retiring in early 1980s.

She is survived by her husband, Gerald of Grinnell, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters in infancy.