Diane Louise Bahr

Diane Louise Fahl was born January 9th, 1950 to John and Doris Fahl. She was born in Benson, Minnesota, the youngest of three daughters. Barbara (Barb) was the oldest and Linda (Lin) was the middle child. Sadly, their mother Doris passed away in 1957, when the girls were still young. Their father John raised the girls alone on the family farm until 1967, when he married Amy Spaulding. Amy also had three children (Joan, Terry and Doug), and they became a beautifully blended family. Diane graduated from Benson High School in 1968. She attended St. Cloud State University until 1972, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. Diane's career started as a teacher. She spent 6 years working in Wanamingo, Minnesota, as a secondary school teacher educating middle and high school students. In 1979, Diane decided to pursue technical writing, a career she enjoyed until 2020 when she retired. Her first technical writing job was at Control Data Corporation, where she worked for 15 years. The friendships she formed with her Control Data co-workers lasted until the end of her life. She worked for a variety of companies after Control Data, including 3M and Boston Scientific. Diane was introduced to Harry Douglas Bahr by their mutual friend, Sue Terry. They fell in love and married in 1985. Harry had two sons, Scott and Matt, who welcomed Diane into their family. Diane even became friends with Harry's ex-wife, Joy. They were also a beautifully blended family. During Harry and Diane's 30 years of marriage, they spent time cooking, gardening and traveling together. They participated in dinner clubs with friends that met regularly making different types of cuisines. Their Coon Rapids house had an extensive garden, and her Blaine townhome also has lots of planters. Countries she visited include Sweden, Curacao, Aruba, the Holy Land and too many US cities to count. They enjoyed an active and social life together. In 2014, Harry was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Diane was an incredible nurse to Harry during his illness, which allowed him to stay at home until he passed on December 16, 2015. After Harry passed, Diane reconnected with her high school boyfriend, Bruce Nelson. They became very close and spent their time together in Minneapolis and Bruce's home, Appleton, Minnesota, until the end of her life. Diane loved cocker spaniels. Champagne was their first fur baby, who they adopted as a puppy. She was followed by Chanelle, and finally Lady, who were both rescue dogs. Diane also loved to scrapbook and to design and make her own greeting cards. Barb, Dori (Lin's daughter and Diane's niece) spent many afternoons doing their crafts together. Her home is filled with beautiful scrapbook albums documenting vacations, holidays, and her grandchildren's lives. We are going to miss receiving her handmade birthday, holiday, anniversary and special occasion cards, signed with her perfect cursive signature. Diane had a beautiful voice and sang in the Zion church choir for many years. Her favorite color was purple and she was kind, loving and always supportive. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, wife, stepmother, aunt, grandmother and friend, and will be greatly missed. A memorial service for Diane will be held on October 6, 2023, at 11am at Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka. A visitation will be held on October 5, 2023, at the Washburn-McReavy Coon Rapids Chapel from 4-7pm and continuing for one hour prior to service at the church. The family welcomes donations to the American Liver Foundation as an expression of sympathy instead of flowers

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Diane Louise Bahr

January 9, 1950 - September 23, 2023

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Diane Louise Bahr

January 9, 1950 - September 23, 2023

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