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Diana K. Romine, age 77, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away peacefully at 10:10 am on Friday, November 6, 2026. Born on November 11, 1948, in Rochester, Ind., she was the daughter of Eugene and Betty Cain Sarber.
Diana grew up in Mentone. She attended Mentone High School and graduated with the class of 1967. She started college at Ball State University before transferring to Indiana University South Bend where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Education in 1971. On August 23, 1969, Diana married her high school sweetheart, Dan Romine. They were blessed to enjoy 50 years of marriage!
After graduating college, Diana taught fourth grade for a year at Hawthorne Elementary School in Elkhart. Upon having children, she became a homemaker, which she absolutely loved! She also spent some time doing craft shows. When Dan started his own CPA firm, The Romine Group, in 2005, she did the bookkeeping for the firm.
Diana was a private, sweet and caring woman who loved taking care of others. She loved the Lord and enjoyed studying the Word of God. She knew Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, and she was at peace.
Diana was an amazing cook, making everything from scratch. She found great joy in preparing dinners for the entire family, and no meal was ever complete without a homemade dessert! She would always send a bag of cookies home with anybody who stopped by.
Diana was also a talented sewist and stitcher with one of her favorite cross-stitches being the family memory table runners. She created various snowman décor over the years, some of which she sold at craft shows.
Diana also enjoyed gardening and canning and always had a garden to tend to each summer. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family and felt so blessed with such a precious family!
Survivors include children, Michelle (Adam) Mohler, Ben (Emily) Romine, Eric (Emily) Romine, Emily (Tadd) Lantz, all of Columbia City; Jon Romine of Cape Coral, Fla.; Rebekah (Greg) Payne of Westfield and Josh (Kayla) Romine of Carmel; grandchildren, Madison, Hannah, Owen (Brianna), Ellie (Karsen), Grace, Randy, Ava, Alyssa, Sophia, Asher, Maxwell and Andrew; great-grandchildren, Aidan, Cooper and Georgia; one sister, one niece, one nephew and three great-nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Dan Romine, son Joel Andrew Romine and grandson Jaxon Andrew Lantz.
A private graveside service will be held for family. She will be laid to rest in South Park Original Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
Arrangements by DeMoney Grimes Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City.
Memorial contributions in memory of Diana and her love of cooking and feeding people may be made to Difference Makers, Inc. 500 West Van Buren Street, Columbia City, IN 46725; or One Community P.O. Box 314, South Whitley, IN 46787.
