Diane Lee Chase
South Branch, Michigan
April 7, 1948 - January 7, 2021
Visitations
The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 3:00 PM Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Buresh Funeral Home (121 S. Washington Street, Hale, Michigan 48739). Funeral and Burial will be private.
Service Location
Funeral and Burial will be private.
Obituary Notice
Diane Lee Chase, age 72 of South Branch, passed away on January 7, 2021 at Ascension St. Joseph Hospital in Tawas, Michigan.
She is survived by her beloved husband, Clifford Ray Chase. Loving children, Gordon Chase of Munger, Todd (Tina) Chase of Munger, Martin (Krista) Chase of Bay City, Michael (Seneca) Chase of Midland and Sue Chase of South Branch. Adored grandchildren, Rebecca McLauren, Sarah (Kevin) Roland, Todd Chase, Jr., Travis Chase, Tonya (Tim) Zube, Kerissa (Chris) Gauthier, Julia (Mike) Passal, Kyle Chase, Ana Chase, Kylie Chase and Emilee Chase. Four great-grandchildren, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews also survive.
Mrs. Chase was preceded in death by her parents in addition to several brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Diane was born on April 7, 1948 in Bay City, Michigan to the late Henry William and Annabelle Mitilda (Felske) Ballard. She enjoyed playing bingo, cooking, canning and taking care of her family. Special times were bowling with her daughter, Sue, teaching her grandchildren how to cook & bake and quilting with her signature of “made with love’.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 3:00 PM Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Buresh Funeral Home (121 S. Washington Street, Hale, Michigan 48739). Funeral and Burial will be private.
All visitors are respectively required to wear facial coverings and practice social distancing while at the funeral home.
Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery, South Branch, Michigan
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