Diana K. Makina, 78, of La Porte, Ind., passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, at Northwest Health – La Porte.
She was born Sept. 7, 1942, in La Porte to Willard and Yolanda (Tennis) Henning.
Diana graduated from Mill Creek School. She later worked at South Bend Lathe and American Home Foods, and was a child care provider for many years. Diana enjoyed playing Yahtzee with “her girls.” She also enjoyed bowling in her league at Thunderbird Lanes.
In 1968, she married Leo Makina, who preceded her in death.
She was also preceded by her parents and 2 brothers, Mike and Dave Henning.
Surviving Diana are her children, Lori (Gene) Guise of Mill Creek, Ind., Julie (Steve) Wisser of Walkerton, Ind., Marcy (Dan) Curry of La Porte and Debbie Wroblewski of La Porte; 4 grandchildren, Ashley Rinker, Tyler Sunn, David “DJ” Wroblewski and Brett Curry; 2 great-grandchildren, Rachel and Ryan Rinker; sister, Dixie Paul of La Porte; special companion, John Wright of La Porte; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at noon Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center with Pastor Jason Burrick officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Mill Creek. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the service Monday at the funeral home.
Due to the recent governor’s order, anyone attending the visitation and/or service is required to wear a mask and practice social distancing of six feet. Also, the facility is limited to 50 people in the building at any given time. We kindly ask for your patience as we oversee these mandated guidelines.
Memorial donations may be made to the family c/o Marcy Curry, 2900 Monroe St., La Porte, Ind. 46350.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP as well as at www.cutlercares.com.