Our amazing Mom & precious wife, Diane K. Kuman, passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 28 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness.  Diane was born in Oak Park, IL on March 23, 1958, to parents John R. & Patricia Lindsay.  She spent most of her childhood in Racine, WI until the time of her dad's death in 1972 when she moved to the Chicago area & graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School in 1976.  Diane lived & worked in the Northlake, IL area until after the birth of her only son, Mark, when she relocated to Elkhorn, WI in 1991.  Diane spent her career in account management & customer service most recently as the logistics coordinator at Smooth Operators in Darien.  She had an amazing work ethic, loved her co-workers & customers, always cultivating relationships & friendships that lasted throughout her life.  People loved Diane, she had a natural gift with people, was an amazing listener, had an incredible sense of humor, & treasured her family & friends.  Alongside her husband, Wayne, Diane worked incredibly hard her entire life to raise her son, Mark.  She LOVED classic rock-n-roll (especially the Beatles, Grand Funk, Led Zeppelin, & Rod Stewart), having accumulated one of the most enviable collections of vinyl over the years.  One of her favorite activities was being at home cleaning while her music was playing throughout the house over her coveted surround sound system.  Diane was looking forward to retiring at the end of 2024 to spend more time with her family, especially her darling adorable one-year old grandson, Colin.  Colin was the light of her life & loved his GiGi.

Diane is survived by her husband of 33 years, Wayne Taft; son, Mark Kuman (Diane) & cherished grandson, Colin; sisters Pat Druschke, Pam Lengling (Tom); brothers Jack Lindsay (Linda), Doug Lindsay (Beth); brothers-in-law Andy Taft (Carmen) & Troy Taft; as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins & close friends whom she adored.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents John R. and Patricia; & brother-in-law, Tom Druschke.  Diane will be sadly missed by so many with whom she came in contact.  She lit up a room, always had a smile to greet you with a big hug.  "You were taken from us way too soon!"

Memorial Service will be 12:30PM on Saturday, January 27th, 2024, at Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home and Crematory, 730 N. Wisconsin St. Elkhorn, Wi. 53121. Visitation will be 10:00AM until the time of service. Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Homes and Crematory are honored to serve the Kuman Family.