Dianne Marie Barnum

Dianne Marie (Platte) Fay Barnum, age 76, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on December 29, 2022, at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Dianne was born on January 9, 1946, in Westphalia, Michigan, the daughter of Alphonse and Louise (York) Platte

Dianne grew up very involved in the Catholic Church and devoted a lot of her time with Holy Cross Church and St. Rose Church.

She loved ceramics, sewing, arts and crafts, and was an essential part of Battery D First Michigan Light Artillery (Civil War Reenactment) for 40 years. She was devoted to her family.

Dianne was preceded in death by her husband Lester (Lee) Fay, Sr. and her parents Alphonse and Louise Platte.

She is survived by her husband James Barnum, Jr., her children Kari (Paul), Dana (Pattrick), Rick (Noelle), Betty (Chris), Barry (Debbie), Lester Lee (Chip), Jr. (Sally), Jimmy, Steve (Jonette) and Paul, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, and brother Dennis (Janet Rich) Platte.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Dianne can be made to St. Rose of Lima Church.

A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 11:00 AM, with a one-hour visitation at 10:00 AM, at St. Rose of Lima Church, 805 S. Jefferson, Hastings, MI 49058. Arrangements by the Girrbach Funeral Home. To leave an online condolence visit www.girrbachfuneralhome.net.