Diane K Price

Diane K. Price, 65, Bismarck, died July 22, 2013, at Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Services will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, July 27, at Charity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Scott Bauman officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 3:30 pm – 9:00 pm Friday, July 26, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 7:30 pm. Diane was born July 3, 1948, in Hebron, ND, to Ray and Leona Fuchs Bertsch. She spent her early childhood in Glen Ullin and Mandan and then moved to Bismarck in 1956, where she graduated from Bismarck High School in 1966. Diane graduated from the School of Radiology in Bismarck and moved to Williston, ND, for her first position as a radiologist tech. While working in Williston, she met her future husband, David. They were wed on June 13, 1970, and were blessed with two beautiful children, Denine and David Kory. In addition to her work in radiology, she held positions as a service rep for the telephone company and as a cook and noon duty supervisor for the Bismarck School System. She also developed The New Neighbors Welcome Service and owned this business for seven years. Most important to Diane were her family and numerous friends. She as an avid reader and loved to go fishing. Diane was also very involved in her church and the Bismarck-Mandan Newcomers Club. In recent years, health issues led to Diane becoming a possible recipient of a heart transplant. Upon her death, she shared in the kindness she showed throughout her life, by being an organ donor herself. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends who were recipients of Diane's kindness and selfless love. She is survived by her husband, David; her daughter Denine Hamp, CO; one son, David Kory, CO, and one granddaughter, the love of her life, Lauryn Sophia Hamp. She is also survived by her mother, Leona Bertsch; her sisters, Sharon Thompson and her husband, Larry, from Mandan, Darlene Boustead and her fiancé, David Mittlestadt, of Bismarck. She also leaves behind several nieces and nephews who loved her dearly. She was preceded in death by her father, Ray; one brother, Gary; her grandparents; several aunts and uncles; and one infant nephew.

Diane K Price

July 3, 1948 - July 22, 2013