Diane Lynn (Abegglen) Berger

Diane Lynn (Abegglen) Berger, 77, passed away May 11, 2022.

She was born in Tekoa, Wash., to Hugh and Lois Abegglen on Nov. 26, 1944.

She resided in Colfax, Wash., until the family relocated to Pullman Wash. She worked at Cordova, Audian and Big Sky theaters which were managed by her parents. She graduated from Pullman High School in 1963.

Diane married Maynard Wexler in 1966 and welcomed her two daughters, Glenda, born in 1968, and Missy, born in 1972. Diane later married Richard "Dick" W. Berger. They divorced in 1988.

Diane worked for Washington State University in the budget office and in the criminal justice/politcal science (or "poly-sci") department. She retired with over 30 years of service in 2005.

To be closer to her mother, she moved to Spokane in 2006. Diane volunteered for KSPS, the Senior Center and Shriner's Hospital. She was awarded 2019 Volunteer of the Year.

She also belonged to eight different Masonic concordant bodies, including OES, Amaranth and Daughters of the Nile, in both Washington and Idaho. She was involved in Job's Daughters most of her life. She was a member of Bethel No. 11, as a daughter in Pullman and continued as a council member into the 1990s. Recently, she has been on the council of Bethel No. 7 in Coeur d 'Alene, Idaho, where her granddaughter presides as Honored Queen.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Lois; and two, grandchildren, Kayla and Chase.

She is survived by her sister Linda (Bruce) Mulholland of Arizona; brother, Walter (Kristi) Abegglen of Washington; daughters, Glenda (John Spreen) Tanner of Arizona and Missy (Chad) Iacolucci of Idaho; grandchildren Jayden Wilson and Keira Wilson of Arizona, and Wyatt and Cali Iacolucci of Idaho.

In lieu of gifts or flowers please send a donation in Diane's name to Shriner's Hospital. Per Diane's request, there will be no services.